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Do You Pay For A TV Licence?

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We get quite a lot of channels for 'free' (that our fee pays for) It used to be 5 but with digital switch-over we get about 60 (15 of which anyone really watches)

Do Americans get much without cable?

My family are cord-cutters, meaning that we just use a set-top box and an antenna for local stations. We get about 20-30 stations for free, and then we just use Netflix for the rest.

If you refuse them entry to your home, they WILL come back with the police, and they WILL force their way in, and you WILL be arrested.

Wait, police can do that there without proof of a felony? In the US, that's considered breaking and entering, even if it's the president.

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It gets paid by parents. I'm happy cos it means the BBC is advertisement free. 

 

Also getting to watch the live events in Full HD is ballin. 

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My family are cord-cutters, meaning that we just use a set-top box and an antenna for local stations. We get about 20-30 stations for free, and then we just use Netflix for the rest.

Wait, police can do that there without proof of a felony? In the US, that's considered breaking and entering, even if it's the president.

The company (Capita) that collects the money for the TV license on the behalf of the BBC, and who employ the TV license enforcement officers, can apply to the county court for a search warrant. Once they have a warrant, they usually have the Police with them while executing it. But the police are only there to keep the peace, and nothing more. The Capita employees can then gain entry to the property, and then can use the same force as the Police can while executing a search Warrant.

Capita is a private company by the way, not a law enforcement agency. 

Most people end up getting arrested because the Capita employees are often asshats, they will pressure you and pressure you till you snap. Then they have you arrested by the police for obstruction of the search warrant. They can also caution you in the same way as law enforcement. 

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Yeah, in the UK u have to pay for one if u are watching stuff live. 

I wont need one as i have on-demand Sky Movies, BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime.

But my parents and sisters always watch tv so it is unavoidable 

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