PC tax

[chesters1]

after the fiasco of that bloke using his pc to promote terrorism i suspect rather than a tax to watch tv it will be a tax on pc's full stop

this government is really getting to grips with its big brother act ,tha tax will not be a tax as such but i suspect a list of pc owners the "tax" paying for the list makers work

and the posters above are right anything that is capable of recieving TV need's a licence this also could be non internet capable pc's as well as i picked up a dongle for 50p that enables your pc to attach to any video source and see it on the monitor and ofcourse with a proper card terrestrial and satellite tv is available without a TV so avoiding the compulsory details when buying a real tv thats sent away for processing.

 

[ 04. March 2005, 11:03 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[ayjay]

Elton:

The Times want to place a cookie on my machine just to read text, hence I can't see the article

There is an option on Mozilla to - "accept cookies for current session only", - it's quite handy

[ridgeacre]

I was always led to beleive if you have a licence you can have as many TVs as you like.

2/3 years a go somebody was fined for not having a licence, watching TV on pc. Tax is another thing.

[chesters1]

the licence really covers one colour tv and one black and white using its own internal batteries but its overlooked and you use one licence for a household as it would be ny impossible to detect which tv is the licenced one from outside the house a video recorder alone even if you havent a tv (although not of much use) is enough to need a licence

 

[ 04. March 2005, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[Elton]

corydoras:

corydoras:

The Times want to place a cookie on my machine just to read text, hence I can't see the article

Stop being so anal about cookies then. Your site uses them too you know.

A. I'm not - I use Zone Alarm Pro and it seems to screw up lots of sites. I have never found out how to set it up properly - I can't even see images from my other sites with it

 

B. As far as I know, the only bits of this site that uses them are the bits that require a log in. We used to allow posts by guests, but it got trashed.

 

Cheers for your helpful comments, anyway.

[Tog]

When TVin cards were 'modern fangled' my then ATI 'ALL in wonder' card had a TV licence form for the dealer to send off. After a few weeks we got a letter from the Licence bods telling us to get one. I wrote back stating that the card was used as a std PC graphics card and we only used the 'TV in' function for getting video off a camcorder. We were then told we did not require a licence in this instance.

 

As for what the licence allows - it's for all tv's in a personal dewelling (max 15?). It covers you for a portable (with internal batteries!) if you are a student & ma&pa have a licence.

If you have a second home or caravan then you should have a separate licence for each 'dwelling'.

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/

As for if & when we can 'watch the telly' over the internet - they have not got that one covered - yet!

[MickJ]

You do not always need a seperate licence for a second home, holiday home, caravan, boat etc.

 

Information taken from the link in the previous post.

 

quote:

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From TV Licensing information:

 

If your second home is a house, cottage, flat, bungalow or any other permanent building, you need to have a separate TV Licence to cover this address.

 

If you only use a TV set powered by its own internal batteries, you do not need a separate TV Licence.

 

If you watch or record TV programmes in a second home which is a touring caravan or vehicle, or a boat, you do not need a separate TV Licence; you will be covered by the TV Licence for your main residence.

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[chesters1]

"If you watch or record TV programmes in a second home which is a touring caravan or vehicle, or a boat, you do not need a separate TV Licence; you will be covered by the TV Licence for your main residence."

 

only if your not letting someone watch your house telly whilst your spending a week in the rain

 

there were no details taken when i bought my all in wonder maybe because the card was crap and couldnt lock onto channels in fringe areas,the software was dire as well

 

[ 05. March 2005, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]