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    #122
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    An aerial is not enough. As said many times you can use an aerial for non TV applications.


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    #123
    whalemeat27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭whalemeat27


    whiteman19 wrote: »
    Quick question, is a satellite dish by itself enough to warrant getting a tv licence?
    it was there when i moved in, but all there is is the cable going into the sitting room, but no tv or box, just the dish.

    previous tenants also had UPC installed but since that's no longer active, that wouldn't count, right?

    housemate's just a bit worried, but she put doubt in my mind that all you needed was the dish, not just something capable of decoding the signal.

    I presume your renting?? you are not obliged to buy a TV licence , that is The job of your landlord..


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    #124
    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    whalemeat27 wrote: »
    I presume your renting?? you are not obliged to buy a TV licence , that is The job of your landlord..
    No it is the job of those that reside in the property.

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/media/tv_licences.html
    Rented accommodation

    If you are a tenant living in rented accommodation with a television you must have a television licence. This applies irrespective of who owns the television (whether the television belongs to you or the landlord). The law states that anyone resident on a premises in possession of a television set must have a television licence.


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    #125
    whalemeat27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭whalemeat27


    ^ My brother is renting, his landlord pays for tv licence :confused:


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    #126
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    That's nice of the landlord.


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    #127
    whalemeat27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭whalemeat27


    I guess sooooooooooo..

    Anyway I'm not buying a TV license , TV man called here already.
    I told him too get off my property Or else I WILL KICK YOUR FACE IN!!!


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    #128
    Humans eh!
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭Humans eh!


    whalemeat27 wrote: »
    ^ My brother is renting, his landlord pays for tv licence :confused:

    If landlord supplies the TV then he must pay the licence fee.

    Jaysus that reminds me, when I moved in there was/is an old portable tv left on the premesis......mmmmmm.

    Anyhoo what pisses me off more than the fact that you have to pay for RTE' s ****e programming (which I can't receive anyway) is the fact that the cnuts get advertising revenue as well.
    So we are supposed to pay for the privilege of having unwanted adverts beamed into your living room. Typical Irish way of doing things - shaft you twice and use the full apparatus of the state to enforce you to pay for what is essentially a private company run by cronyism and greed.

    How many of the righteous brigade are pleased that their exorbitant licence fee went up a certain overpaid presenters late nostrils (allegedly). :mad:


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    #129
    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    Humans eh! wrote: »
    If landlord supplies the TV then he must pay the licence fee.
    Did you not read my post 4/5 posts above? :confused:


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    #130
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    god wouldn't ya get sick of all the "I shouldn't have to pay for the licence" rabble? :rolleyes:

    thanks to all for the info :) hopefully we'll be there the next time the inspector comes and can explain about the satellite


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    #131
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,787 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    whalemeat27 wrote: »
    I guess sooooooooooo..

    Anyway I'm not buying a TV license , TV man called here already.
    I told him too get off my property Or else I WILL KICK YOUR FACE IN!!!
    Yeah you did. Threatening violence too, eh?
    Humans eh! wrote: »
    If landlord supplies the TV then he must pay the licence fee.

    Jaysus that reminds me, when I moved in there was/is an old portable tv left on the premesis......mmmmmm.
    No he doesn't! You are the one in possession of the TV even if you have no legal ownership of it so it is your responsibility to ensure the TV is licensed. The inspector won't be sending the summons to your landlord while you're still a tenant.
    Humans eh! wrote: »
    Anyhoo what pisses me off more than the fact that you have to pay for RTE' s ****e programming (which I can't receive anyway) is the fact that the cnuts get advertising revenue as well.
    So we are supposed to pay for the privilege of having unwanted adverts beamed into your living room. Typical Irish way of doing things - shaft you twice and use the full apparatus of the state to enforce you to pay for what is essentially a private company run by cronyism and greed.

    How many of the righteous brigade are pleased that their exorbitant licence fee went up a certain overpaid presenters late nostrils (allegedly). :mad:

    FFS you'd swear Ireland was the only country that has a TV licence that supports state broadcasting with ads. Try moving to France where you need a €118 licence for TV even if you don't receive broadcasts (e.g dvd use only), they have ads on state TV too and you must declare your tv on your income tax forms!

    If you think Ireland's €160 licence fee is exorbitant try these countries, many of which have far higher populations and economy of scale (so you'd expect they'd be cheaper):
    Demark €303.35
    Finland €244.90
    Germany €204.36
    Iceland €213.50
    Norway €314.78
    Switzerland €360.65
    and our neighbours UK €174.99


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    #132
    whalemeat27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭whalemeat27


    slimjimmc wrote: »
    Threatening violence too, eh?


    Yeah.


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    #133
    Chloroplast
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭Chloroplast


    ok, if im living in a house of my own, and i own a tv, but this tv is in my parents house in the attic, in storage. there is no tv on my own premises.

    a tv licence inspector calls to my house and asks "do i have a television?"

    i claim "yes i do", he then writes me a docket for 160 euro and walks off, keep in mind he did not enter the house for inspection, and did not ask any further questions.

    shortly after that when i discovered that you need a tv licence even if its in storage/not in use ... i sold it rigth away for 20 euro and i have proof of selling it, a receipt.

    now of coarse i never paid for the licence, as its extortion, so now ive a summons for court. would you rekon ive a case against them? im gona plead not gulity, and try and explain the situation.

    what ye reckon ?


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    #134
    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    Chloroplast wrote: »
    what ye reckon ?
    You are guilty by your own admission.


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    #135
    Chloroplast
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭Chloroplast


    cheers. so if i pay it now and ring up the tv licence department and sort it out, will that get the case struck out and maybe i wont have to go to court after all ?


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    #136
    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    Chloroplast wrote: »
    cheers. so if i pay it now and ring up the tv licence department and sort it out, will that get the case struck out and maybe i wont have to go to court after all ?
    I think they hit you with a fee for their legal fees to settle out of court. Can't remember how much though.


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    #137
    whalemeat27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭whalemeat27


    if you don't want a day out in court 60 euro fee . I'm speaking from experience here.


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    #138
    policeman
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭policeman


    Is it possible to ask UPC to block all RTE channels [as we don't watch them at all]? We don't have an aerial attached to the one TV set either so technically if UPC blocked them we wouldn't have any means of receiving RTE broadcasts, and if an inspector called we'd be happy to demonstrate this.

    Legally speaking we wouldn't have to pay a TV/RTE licence? Yes?

    It should be called an RTE licence, not a TV licence.


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    #139
    source
    Registered Users Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭source


    policeman wrote: »
    Is it possible to ask UPC to block all RTE channels [as we don't watch them at all]? We don't have an aerial attached to the one TV set either so technically if UPC blocked them we wouldn't have any means of receiving RTE broadcasts, and if an inspector called we'd be happy to demonstrate this.

    Legally speaking we wouldn't have to pay a TV/RTE licence? Yes?

    It should be called an RTE licence, not a TV licence.

    No, once you have a device capable of receiving a tv signal, you need a licence.


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    #140
    rev2.0
    Registered Users Posts: 235 ✭✭rev2.0


    This seems to be the place to put this,

    Received a summons this morning to my friends - addressed to me at her address which she signed for! I've never resided at that address.

    She assumed i had the letter sent there, like it was something i didn't want my parents seeing

    I remember a tv inspector knocking a few months back when i was babysitting. I told him i didn't live there and he said ok and took my name and told me to let the owner know he called!

    Any idea's where i stand?


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    #141
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    source wrote: »
    No, once you have a device capable of receiving a tv signal, you need a licence.

    Do I need a TV licence for my mobile phone ????

    Have watched live TV on it using different apps - so technically it has the capability of receiving a signal ?

    Also - just a note, I have been told that the TV licence is being phased out - source is someone who works in RTE.


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    #142
    UDP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭UDP


    rev2.0 wrote: »
    I remember a tv inspector knocking a few months back when i was babysitting. I told him i didn't live there and he said ok and took my name and told me to let the owner know he called!
    Remember to never give out your personal details to anyone unless you are 100% sure what it is being used for.
    rev2.0 wrote: »
    Any idea's where i stand?
    Your best bet is to contact an post themselves as I dont think you can just not show up for a summons. You dont have to give them any details for who does live there etc since that is nothing to do with you. Make sure to get the details of who you talk to in an post, ideally get this in writing in case they dont pass on the info and you end up getting a judgement against you as you didnt turn up due to an post not dealing with things correctly.


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    #143
    UDP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭UDP


    PCPhoto wrote: »
    Do I need a TV licence for my mobile phone ????

    Have watched live TV on it using different apps - so technically it has the capability of receiving a signal ?

    Also - just a note, I have been told that the TV licence is being phased out - source is someone who works in RTE.
    Have you got a tuner on your phone that can pick up a broadcast signal? If not then at present you dont need a tv license for your phone.


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    #144
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Any idea's where i stand?
    In the dock.


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    #145
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    An aerial is not enough. As said many times you can use an aerial for non TV applications.


    Such as?


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    #146
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    BrianD wrote: »
    Such as?
    Amateur radio.


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    #147
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    Amateur radio.

    You wouldn't be using a TV aerial for amateur radio. A TV aerial is readily identifiable and the TV licence man will know what he/she is looking at.


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    #148
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    How would you know? Are you a ham?

    I will say it again and aerial proves nothing.


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    #149
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    How would you know? Are you a ham?

    I will say it again and aerial proves nothing.

    A TV aerial is readily identifiable. Plus they generally point in the same direction as others on the street or in the area.

    The presence of the TV aerial does not prove the presence of a TV set but it is a pretty good indicator.


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    #150
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    But still proves nothing.


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    #151
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    But still proves nothing.

    It doesn't but it would be a fair indicator for the licence (wo)man to call or write.


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