That is ridiculous. I do have a smart phone, but I don't watch tv on it. Same goes for my computer. So, if I lived on my own, I would be penalised for having equipment that I didn't use. Still, I suppose it's the same for people who only watch Sky and not BBC programmes. Sigh. Cheers Barry -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john coley Sent: 09 November 2011 2:22 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: TV licensing again Hi Barry, maybe you could, unless you had a mobile, in which case you'd be snookered. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Hill" <barry.hill3@xxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:16 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: TV licensing again > Just to add a little more confusion to the mix, if you don't have a tv > with > the Goodmans, and you don't have a computer, would you be able to just get > a > black and white tv licence, and that at half price? > > Cheers > > Barry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > john coley > Sent: 09 November 2011 2:06 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] TV licensing again > > Hi everybody, a few months or so ago there was a thread regarding the > Goodmans Smarttalk freeview box, and whether or not a licence was required > if someone was using the box for sound only, with no TV plugged into it, > just speakers. > The general consensus was that a licence wouldn't be required. Checking > on > the RNIB website seemed to confirm that. > As that applies to me I rang the TV licensing authority today to cancel > my > direct debit. I explained the situation to them, and told them what the > RNIB > had to say on the matter, and the guy, having gone away to check came back > and said that since the box could receive a tv signal at time of broadcast > I > would require a licence, whether a TV was connected to the box or not. > Further to that he said that if I had a computer in my home I'd require a > TV licence, since a computer has the potential of receiving TV broadcasts. > Since this was completely at odds with what the RNIB said, and what > posters to this list had said I rang the RNIB to check. I haven't heard > back > from them yet, but it will be interesting to see what they say. > According to the guy at TV licensing the only circumstance in which a > license isn't required would be if the box wasn't able to receive a > picture, > and was a sound only receiver. Mind you, given what the guy said about the > need for a licence if there was a computer at the address it sounds as if > everyone needs one, since if computers do so would mobiles, since they > also > have the potential to receive a TV signal. > John. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq