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TV licence in flatshare

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  • 05-01-2012 7:04pm
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    Frank.Peterson
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    Hi,

    I plan to move to Ireland and get a room in a shared flat (i.e. I will only have the bedroom for myself). Would I have to pay the full amount of 160 EUR for a TV in my room? And if I don't have a TV but there is one in the living room - is it my legal responsibility to care about its TV license even if I'm not its owner?
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    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,979 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    If you or anyone else is using the TV then you should share the cost. If there was no other TV in the flat, but only in your room (and no-one else), then you alone should pay. It doesn't matter who owns it, only if you use it. With a common room TV that is used by all tenants, I would expect the cost to be shared equally. Don't break it down into who uses "more" TV or whatever.


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    Thoie
    Registered Users Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    It's one license per residential premises, regardless of how many TVs are there. It's usually the norm in a house/flat share situation that everyone chips in. However if yours was the only TV in the place, and it was in your bedroom (as opposed to a communal area), then it would be reasonable for you to pay the full cost yourself.


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