F1 moving to Sky - Time the BBC licence became optional

[EternalOptimist]

wgas about F1 ?

cars going round and round and round and round

the most boring sh!t ever invented imho

[minestrone]

Dullest sport in the world which takes up too much time on the TV.

[MarillionFan]

Dullest sport in the world which takes up too much time on the TV.

That's enough about Celtic vs Rangers. We're talking about F1.

Bloody outrage.

[TimberWolf]

If only the BBC would get rid of the Archers! Having said that, it must be dirt cheap to make.

[norrahe]

Yes!

(I got a neg rep after I said much the same sort of thing. You know who you are).

Thankfully don't listen to Chris Moyles, though Lauren Laverne on 6 music drives me up the wall. I was glad when they got shot of George Lamb

[lilelvis2000]

My son absolutely loves F1 and knows every team and every driver's name. This morning he was watching the practise session on the red button.

But he watches the races over and over again - which ain't healthy for a 5 y/o.

We don't have a SKY subscription and I'll be damned if I ever get one. So a atleast my son will have to find something else to do.

[snaw]

Thankfully don't listen to Chris Moyles, though Lauren Laverne on 6 music drives me up the wall. I was glad when they got shot of George Lamb

LaLa - love her, iplayer playback of her keeps me going at work through the week. Best DJ on the beeb.

[PAH]

Wasn't part of the problem with the F1 and the BBC that it was costing a huge portion of their sports budget for a small fraction of their audience?

Most probably right.

The only fair solution is to fragment the BBC service and allow us to pay for what we want. Just like Sky but without the adverts.

I'd pay to watch live sports and not much else on the BBC. Problem is they'd probably get greedy and try to charge the equivalent of a licence fee anyway.

[PAH]

I always thought it was if you owned equipment capable of receiving television? So if I kept the big flat screen TV to watch DVD's, or put iPlayer etc through I would need a TV licence?

Yes, if you have a TV with an aerial socket, even de-tuned, they can still harrass you for payment. I've read cases where they prosecuted (and were successful) when someone had their TV detuned but the assessor placed his finger to the socket (acting as a make-shift aerial) and a slight picture was obtained. Their case being that the owner must have a portable arial hidden away.

I once tried avoiding paying a licence fee while temporary renting an apartment on a contract. They kept sending me letters but to my knowledge never turned up on the doorstep. Maybe their detector vans (you've seen one right ) aren't any use in an apartment block so they chose easier targets to persue.

[PAH]

You don't need a TV licence unless you are watching or recording live broadcasts. Watching the iPlayer after the event is fine.

I think the beeb are going to change the rules so that if you have an internet connection you can receive their TV (via iPlayer) so should pay.

They are rolling out iPlayer access worldwide at a fee so it's inevitable they'll start charging those in the UK that don't have a licence.