RTV subscription in the UK is called TV Licensing. It was introduced in 1946. You have to pay it if you watch or record linear channels, be it terrestrial, satellite, cable or internet. Regardless of the device, it does not have to be a TV, but it can also be a desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, game console or digital set-top box.
In addition, you have to pay for a license to legally watch BBC programs on iPlayer.pl. However, without paying for the license, you can watch on-demand content on streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. You also don’t have to pay a TV license if the TV is in your home, for example, as a monitor for a laptop or desktop computer or for connecting a game console.
UK standard subscription amount, purchased to watch color TV (this split still exists) is an expense of £159 a year (Converted to PLN 872). You can pay it once or divide it into equal installments. How can I pay? Online (by direct debit, debit or credit card). Over the phone, at PayPoint points of sale, or simply at a traditional post office.
Not everyone has to pay for a TV license. However, there are fewer exceptions than in Poland, where Entire social groups are exempt from this obligation. Exemptions on the islands are for, among other things, people 75 years of age or older. on the other side Blind people, with the appropriate certification, can apply for a 50% discount.
The UK Television Licensing Authority has a database of 31 million titles for both paying and non-paying users. They are used by auditors who can visit you at home to ensure that you are not evading this obligation. The inspector does not need to be allowed into the house, unless he has a warrant issued, for example, by the mayor. The remote control can check if you have a TV receiver and whether it is in use.
Cars with large antennas
However, the reviewers are not enough. In 1952, the first trucks equipped with special antennas appeared on the streets of British cities. Goal? Discover nearby TVs to see if their owners are paying for a TV license. Over the years, later versions of these vehicles were introduced. In 2003, the tenth model of such a truck appeared.
Photo: Mike Bell/Wikimedia Commons
While the BBC did not reveal any principles of how to find detectors in trucks, it was believed that They detect electromagnetic radiation emitted by televisions. However, technological advances have made identification of modern receptors more and more difficult.
We have a range of detection tools in our trucks. Some aspects of the device were developed so secretly that engineers working on specific detection methods work in isolation — so they don’t even know how other detection methods work, according to the TV licensing website.
There are many entries on the Internet that are already There were not many trucks. Many people wonder if the TV operating detection system installed in them works at all. no information Based on truck service inspections, someone was fined for not paying the subscription.
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British ads claimed that if a detector truck detects that we are watching TV without a license, we will be automatically charged. But in 2007 the BBC itself asserted that the technology was used “only to obtain search warrants” for individual homes, and then the broadcaster insisted that private vans were being used to “affect perception”.
In 2016, the Daily Telegraph reported that the BBC would use vans to check if anyone was watching its channels on the iPlayer streaming service. The sender denied this information. – It’s wrong to suggest that our technology involves capturing data from private Wi-Fi networks – I wrote the company.
What are the risks of not paying for a UK TV license? The result can be a fine of up to £1,000. To this you need to add any potential court costs.
Great Britain cancels subscription?
In the spring, information appeared that The British government is considering ending the subscription because fewer people feel it is worth paying. “Technology has revolutionized the way, time and place where viewers can access and view content” was recorded in a government document. – More and more families are choosing not to subscribe to TV because fewer people are watching live TV – we read more.
British authorities wanted to look at how other countries would fund public broadcasters. In the summer, there was a proposal by the House of Lords All families will pay the BBC with their municipal bills, with lower-income families bearing lower burdens for broadcaster services. In design, this would end the traditional association of owning a TV and ensure that people who use the BBC’s internet or radio services also have to pay to use them.
In the 2021/22 financial year (ending March 31), the BBC reported record revenue of £5.33 billion, up from £5.06 billion in the previous twelve months. Subscription income constituted the vast majority of this amount. It was £3.8 billion – £50 million more than the previous year.
