Tv license

jodyt71
jodyt71 Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited December 2023 in Coffee lounge
I cancelled my daughters TV license as she only watches netflix and Disney, channels she pays for. Tv people came round and found she had bbc iplayer on her TV which she said she doesn't watch. She has now been sent a court summons. Any advice please.

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  • jodyt71
    jodyt71 Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I have read all that however although she has iplayer installed on tv she doesn't watch it. She has had no threatners saying they are taking her to court, just this letter today telling her to put her plea in by a certain date. 

  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,848 Championing
    Hello @jodyt71

    A lot of TVs come with the apps already installed on them. Maybe look at the TV manual to see if BBC iPlayer is one of them? If your daughter has never logged in, or even has an account. That would help in explaining why it is installed and why she never watches it. 
  • jodyt71
    jodyt71 Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    My daughter said she did have an iplayer account which she hasn't viewed for months and when she did view it, it was never live tv she viewed.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    jodyt71 said:
    My daughter said she did have an iplayer account which she hasn't viewed for months and when she did view it, it was never live tv she viewed.


    It doesn't matter whether it's live or not, you need a TV licence to watch BBC iplayer. Did she watch it when she didn't have a licence?
    The following was taken from the link above.

    Why do I need a TV Licence?

    A TV Licence is a legal permission to install or use television receiving equipment to watch live on any channel, TV service or streaming service, and to use BBC iPlayer*. On any device.


  • jodyt71
    jodyt71 Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I cancelled it in March 2023 because all she watches is netflix, you tube and Disney she hasn't watched iplayer in over a year

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