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Post by sleepyjohn on Jun 17, 2019 11:34:17 GMT
I thought the car tax is now a pollution tax? Yep, but at least they don't come knocking at your door,if you say that your car is stood up on bricks in your driveway. Try telling the TV licensing gestapo that,yes there is an aerial on my chimney,but it's not connected inside the house,and that at 72,I'm not going up on the roof to take it down,and see how far it gets you! They demand right of entry to see if you're hiding a tv set in the downstairs toilet.. It's time the licence fee was scrapped for everyone and just let the government pay for public service broadcasting out of general taxation. We pay enough !
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Post by Ratae on Jun 17, 2019 18:09:24 GMT
You see, when 'the man' came to my house about me not having a tv license, once he'd looked around and seen that there was no tv in the house, my explanation was accepted. At no time did he ask if I owned a smartfone and that is why there seems to me be some ambiguity about what is actually licensed! Just saying like!
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Post by clint on Jun 17, 2019 18:26:47 GMT
BBC Scotland Viewing Figures Too Low To Measure
Twenty-one programmes on the BBC’s new Scottish channel have been measured to have no viewers at all by since the £32 million channel went live at the end of February. According to the Scottish Daily Mail, on one day last month The British Audiences Research Board found that the new channel’s audience averaged “only 7,200 people in the core evening hours.” How does the BBC justify such a huge waste of money while it’s taking away free licences for the elderly?
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June 17, 2019 at 4:54 pm
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Post by banjo on Jun 17, 2019 18:32:59 GMT
That's because it's not traceable through your aerial as readily as it is through an ISP. Well actually, along with nulling from at least two locations, it is technically possible by sniffing the local oscillator and the colour sub carrier being leaked from the coaxial feed line, but I've never seen a detector van- has anyone else other than a picture of one?
If you want to watch live i-Player streams on a 'phone or tablet, I understand that The BBC now insist on sign up for an account. I kind of expect that will require an address and it's a simple leap to cross check the databases. In short, they're not bothered because they'll find out anyway one way or another and perhaps get the offender for making a false declaration (unless you're on a VPN!)
This is where the anomaly that I mentioned came to the fore- in order to facilitate catching streamed content, they have defined i-Player catch up in the same as live streaming, yet you can still watch catch up on the commercial networks just as before. Someone's going to force a court ruling based upon the definition one day. Perhaps...
A question that goes some way towards your thought train Dave: if it's "The Premises" that is licensed, how is it that a licence is required at any location on a mobile? Another newly introduced anomaly to court the legal profession's interest?
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Post by Ratae on Jun 17, 2019 21:05:57 GMT
Spoons pubs, Costa Coffee....good luck to the authorities checking if people using their mobiles to watch BBC progs in these places have licences for their equipment.
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Post by banjo on Jun 17, 2019 22:25:41 GMT
Every device has an ip number...With the will it's all traceable, but perhaps not in the real world?
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Post by duyuthinkysaurus on Jun 23, 2019 19:41:32 GMT
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Post by banjo on Jul 27, 2019 22:59:48 GMT
I worked in the kitchens at Buck House once doing some contract installation. I remember hiding in a tiny pantry with a mate crouched below the circular wired-glass window in the door, and cramming apfel strudel down our screeches because we were starving and they wouldn't let us out to go to a cafe. I don't remember any Rolands though. What I do remember was all the retired major generals with handlebar moustaches propping up the Palace bars supping freebies ...
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Post by banjo on Jul 29, 2019 14:19:21 GMT
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Post by pierre on Aug 29, 2019 15:25:42 GMT
My wife and I went to Hampshire for my Nephew's wedding.We flew to Heathrow on 16th August for the wedding on the 18th. At Heathrow luggage retrieval area we only could find one of our 2 suitcases,and the supervisor told us the missing bag was stuck in the area down below.After a half hour wait,we gave the supervisor the address we were staying at,and she promised it would be delivered "express"later that day.Surprise surprise it didn't come.As our wedding outfits were in this case,we had to go out and buy new clothes.Much more difficult for my wife than me ! The wedding was great,and when we got back at our accomodation the bag arrived.It had not been stuck at Heathrow, but had never even travelled with us from Belfast.So now I have another suit and my Flower has a new dress and hat Stayed at a lovely place Watership Down,which had the nicest Fish 'n Chips at dinner, or as they say in the South of England, supper www.watershipdowninn.com/
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Post by nob on Aug 30, 2019 7:00:30 GMT
My wife and I went to Hampshire for my Nephew's wedding.We flew to Heathrow on 16th August for the wedding on the 18th. At Heathrow luggage retrieval area we only could find one of our 2 suitcases,and the supervisor told us the missing bag was stuck in the area down below.After a half hour wait,we gave the supervisor the address we were staying at,and she promised it would be delivered "express"later that day.Surprise surprise it didn't come.As our wedding outfits were in this case,we had to go out and buy new clothes.Much more difficult for my wife than me ! The wedding was great,and when we got back at our accomodation the bag arrived.It had not been stuck at Heathrow, but had never even travelled with us from Belfast.So now I have another suit and my Flower has a new dress and hat Stayed at a lovely place Watership Down,which had the nicest Fish 'n Chips at dinner, or as they say in the South of England, supper www.watershipdowninn.com/I trust your claiming? Glad you had a good time.
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Post by pierre on Aug 30, 2019 14:17:35 GMT
I am indeed ,Nob.Not too much of an outlay on our part,but let's see what BA offers
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Post by nob on Aug 30, 2019 15:37:26 GMT
I am indeed ,Nob.Not too much of an outlay on our part,but let's see what BA offers They can afford it Pete they are increasing their fares.
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Post by pierre on Aug 31, 2019 13:05:13 GMT
Yes but ,yes but,yes but,they may have to pay their pilots more to stop them going on strike !
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Post by nob on Aug 31, 2019 14:43:18 GMT
Yes but ,yes but,yes but,they may have to pay their pilots more to stop them going on strike ! Hence the price hike.
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