Tv Licence

  • PoliticsAOL

    Rachel Johnson says free TV licenses are 'luxury pensioners can afford'

    Rachel Johnson has said that free TV licenses are "possibly a luxury that pensioners can afford" whilst debating with the Charity Director of Age UK. In a debate with the Charity Director of Age UK, Caroline Abrahams, the LBC presenter

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  • NewsAOL

    Are pensioners set to lose their free TV licence too?

    The BBC is considering means-testing the free television licence for the over-75s, encouraged by Tory plans to do the same thing with pensioners' winter fuel allowance. Currently, one in six households, or around 4.36 million people, get

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  • BusinessAOL

    Scamwatch: TV Licence fraud

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, we explain how crafty criminals

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  • TechnologyAOL

    Government closes TV licence 'loophole'

    It's bad news for anyone that only watches BBC programmes through iPlayer: from next month, you'll need to buy a TV licence like anybody else. Until now, users of the catch-up service haven't needed to fork out the £145.50 licence

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  • NewsAOL

    TV licence dodgers to face bigger fines if they have Sky

    Magistrates may soon be told to come down harder on television licence dodgers who have paid subscriptions to services such as Sky or Netflix. The principle is that if people can afford these premium services, they can afford the licence fee

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  • NewsAOL

    Jail for failing to pay your TV licence

    Failing to pay your TV licence will remain a criminal offence - which could land you in jail - after the House of Lords rejected the government's plans to decriminalise non-payment. The Lords narrowly voted to keep it a criminal offence - by

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  • EntertainmentAOL

    Author's hilarious response to TV Licence demands

    Have you ever received an angry letter from the BBC demanding you cough up your annual licence fee? Well, bestselling author Rosen Trevithick has had 10, despite repeatedly informing the Beeb that she doesn't watch TV. So she wrote a letter

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