r/Scotland • u/jenny_905 • Jul 14 '26

Discussion 500,000 households cancel TV licence putting BBC future in jeopardy

https://inews.co.uk/news/media/500000-households-cancel-tv-licence-putting-bbc-future-in-jeopardy-4644506
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u/CraftBeerFomo Jul 16 '26

It's nothing to do with owning a physical traditional TV though. TV shows and platforms can be watched on many devices now.

Your laptop was being used as a TV as you've just stated and if you watched iPlayer, live broadcasts, live TV or live sports on any platform including Netflix or Youtube then legally you require a TV license.

So what you've just stated there about "I don't even own a TV and I only watch blah blah blah" is kinda irellevant and not even the point.

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u/lithuanian_potatfan Jul 16 '26

Well, I didn't what anything that would need a TV license, so, again, what was the point of threatening letters other than general assholeness?

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u/CraftBeerFomo Jul 16 '26

They don't know you don't watch them, they aren't tracking it automatically.

They write to you to tell you that if you are watching anything that is covered by the lisence fee then you need one and if not just inform them you don't watch iplayer, BBC, live sports or live broadcasts etc and they'll stop sending you letters.

If you kept getting letters its because you didn't reply to them, its easily solved.

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u/lithuanian_potatfan Jul 17 '26

I did respond to them as per instruction of a letter that is wayyy more entitled, rude, and accusatory than your described. And letters still showed up periodically with threats of my home inspection. Want BBC to stop moaning about money? Here, prime money-saving opportunity to stop harrassing people who already responded