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andrew414 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:43:32 GMT

i dont care if the programes i am watching are old ,i dont live stream or record,so why cant sky put in a system that prevents me from doing this if i ask them to

Re: tv license

nigea99 — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:55:53 GMT

@andrew414 wrote:

i dont care if the programes i am watching are old ,i dont live stream or record,so why cant sky put in a system that prevents me from doing this if i ask them to

@andrew414

You do not need a TV licence for any SKY TV box (or from other providers).

It is your specific use that determines whether you need to have a TV licence or not

Re: tv license

GD1 — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:57:58 GMT

@andrew414 wrote:

i dont care if the programes i am watching are old ,i dont live stream or record,so why cant sky put in a system that prevents me from doing this if i ask them to

Why should Sky to to the expense when it's not their issue?

Surely it should be left to people to decide what they watch & how.

Re: tv license

TimmyBGood — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:12:34 GMT

@andrew414

If you own a smartphone, computer, tablet, console or reasonably sophisticated fridge, you could also be watching live television on those.

It's use which is licenced, not technology.

TVLA has to prove a resident was consuming content in a way which requires the property to be covered by a licence: the presence of potentially usable hardware is not enough.