On 10/14/07, Andrew J Instone-Cowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has the law been changed recently? ISTR that the licence was required to > "install and operate" receiving equipment, meaning that they actually > had to catch you with the thing switched on. > > Andrew
>From http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp You need a TV Licence to use any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, set-top boxes, video or DVD recorders, computers or mobile phones to watch or record TV programmes as they are being shown on TV. If you use a set-top box with a hi-fi system or another device that can only be used to produce sounds and can't display TV programmes, and you don't install or use any other TV receiving equipment, you don't need a TV Licence. *end Which suggests *using* the device, which I believe is what they check for when using a detector van. The licencing also includes all BBC premises - yes Television Centre has to pay for it's own TV licence even though it is actually making it in the first place! Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
