Are the BBC just trolling us.

[Rem260]

2 hours ago, udderlyoffroad said:

I've been licence free for 5 years, and did once have a visit at my previous house which was in suburbia in Bristol.  However, despite me working from home that day, he neither knocked nor rang the doorbell, just left a "calling card".  I was looking forward to firmly but politely closing the door in his face.

Worth repeating in case anyone isn't aware, you need a licence for the act of watching live TV as it's broadcast (or using Iplayer), per household, not because you own a television. 

Otherwise, anyone in possession of any device that connects to the internet (tablet, smart phone or whatever) would require a licence.

I own a television, unconnected to the various antennae (badly installed) by the previous owner of the house.

 

TV licencing state if you record live TV or media as it is broadcast and then watch it at a later date you need a licence. Are you saying that is not correct and I can stop paying my licence fee as I only watch recorded programmes and catch up.

[udderlyoffroad]

10 minutes ago, Rem260 said:

TV licencing state if you record live TV or media as it is broadcast and then watch it at a later date you need a licence

Watch or record live TV as it's broadcast.  My previous post should've included the words "or record". 

11 minutes ago, Rem260 said:

Are you saying that is not correct and I can stop paying my licence fee as I only watch recorded programmes and catch up.

No.

But if you do want save yourself the licence fee, ask yourself if you can do without the recordings and just use streaming/catch up services (excluding Iplayer).