Open Question: How do I pay my TV licence if I have no income?

TV licensing don't really have detector vans, they simply have a list of all postal addresses. They "Assume" that everyone has a TV and therefore every address "should" have a licence. If an address doesn't, then they send out someone to check. If you are caught with a TV then you WILL be taken to court and prosecuted (up to £1,000). I know several people that have been prosecuted.

Note too that a TV means any equipment capable of receiving a television picture. So items such as computers, games consoles (with Tv), sky boxes, digi boxes etc all come under the same regulations. If you can watch TV on it -you must have a licence for that address - even if you don't actually have a television in the traditional sense.

If you cant afford it, then that's just tough in the TV licencing eyes.

From a benefits point of view,Tv is not considered a human necessity. I don't like paying for it either, but I do have a TV and I do enjoy watching it. Hence I pay for it like (almost) everyone else.

Thought... you used to be able to get a Black and White Tv licence which was much cheaper. So if you just had a small portable black and white TV it was cheaper than a full Colour licence.However with everything now going digital, an old black and white portable Tv would need to be plugged into a set top digi box, so that could be a dodgy issue even if they do still offer black and white licences (which I Very much doubt).

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