TV license requirements - letter of the law

ikoonman

Hi

My knowledge about TV license requirements are a bit fuzzy, but I believe that currently, every household needs to have a TV license. This is when you have a device capable of receiving a television signal. Is this still the case?

I am just wondering how enforceable this is, if, say, I have a computer monitor streaming Netflix. Technically then, I don't own a device (something without a physical connection that can receive a "signal"), so would I still be required to have a TV license?

Any thoughts are welcome ...

myshirt

Just buy the license will you.

For less than 200 quid it's not worth the elaborate scheme or kerbside lawyering.

the_pen_turner

myshirt wrote: »

Just buy the license will you.

For less than 200 quid it's not worth the elaborate scheme or kerbside lawyering.

do you buy a dog licence and not own a dog
or a gun licence and not own a gun
or pay for sky and not have a sky box or dish

why should you pay for something you dont or cant use

usernamegoes

ikoonman wrote: »

Hi

My knowledge about TV license requirements are a bit fuzzy, but I believe that currently, every household needs to have a TV license. This is when you have a device capable of receiving a television signal. Is this still the case?

I am just wondering how enforceable this is, if, say, I have a computer monitor streaming Netflix. Technically then, I don't own a device (something without a physical connection that can receive a "signal"), so would I still be required to have a TV license?

Any thoughts are welcome ...

If it's a monitor that has no TV tuner and you have no other devices which have tuners then you don't need one.

Sleeper12

ikoonman wrote:

I am just wondering how enforceable this is, if, say, I have a computer monitor streaming Netflix. Technically then, I don't own a device (something without a physical connection that can receive a "signal"), so would I still be required to have a TV license?

You can stream Netflix on a phone, tablet, laptop and pc without a TV license so long as the device does not have a tuner. Your TV, VHS recorder, DVD recorder, sky box all have tuners. The vast majority of pcs do not have a tuner

lertsnim

Any tuner capable of receiving a television signal requires a licence in the household.

usernamegoes

lertsnim wrote: »

Any tuner capable of receiving a television signal requires a licence in the household.

You've got to have the means of displaying the broadcast too I think.

elperello

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer_affairs/media/tv_licences.html

This might help to clarify.

usernamegoes

Or this http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2009/act/18/enacted/en/print#sec140

see “ television set ” means any electronic apparatus capable of receiving and exhibiting television broadcasting services broadcast for general reception (whether or not its use for that purpose is dependent on the use of anything else in conjunction with it) and any software or assembly comprising such apparatus and other apparatus;

icdg

Not sure what part of “ALL TV Licensing Discussion/queries in this thread” is not understood.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055794011&page=91

The OP in it (nine years ago) starts with virtually the same query as the OP in this thread, it’s a sticky for a reason.