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TV Cards - Did you know?
Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not
record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! |
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"Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Did you know Dixons group (PC World) were fined a few years ago for this offence? |
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"Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Absolute rubbish! There is no obligation, because whilst not in a computer it cannot receive a TV signal! Quote: "If you use or install television receiving equipment to receive or record television programme services you are required by law to have a valid TV Licence." |
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Craven Birds wrote: "Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Absolute rubbish! There is no obligation, because whilst not in a computer it cannot receive a TV signal! Quote: "If you use or install television receiving equipment to receive or record television programme services you are required by law to have a valid TV Licence." Then look at the site again under TV DEALER INFORMATION http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html "Don't forget this also includes" "o Computers fitted with electronic broadcast cards (TV Cards)." "o TV Cards themselves" "o Set-top boxes" |
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"Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message ... Craven Birds wrote: "Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Absolute rubbish! There is no obligation, because whilst not in a computer it cannot receive a TV signal! Quote: "If you use or install television receiving equipment to receive or record television programme services you are required by law to have a valid TV Licence." Then look at the site again under TV DEALER INFORMATION http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html "Don't forget this also includes" "o Computers fitted with electronic broadcast cards (TV Cards)." "o TV Cards themselves" "o Set-top boxes" Don't need to! A solicitor would make mince meat of them in court;-) The bit of metal alone cannot recieve a TV signal and software is also required for it to function. So therefore, I'd dispute the fact that TV Cards require a licence. -- Craven Birds Bird sightings based around 'Craven' Skipton, North Yorks. http://cravenbirds.mysite.freeserve.com/ http://www.freewebs.com/birding/ http://mysite.freeserve.com/cravenbirds |
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Craven Birds wrote: "Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message ... Craven Birds wrote: "Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Absolute rubbish! There is no obligation, because whilst not in a computer it cannot receive a TV signal! Quote: "If you use or install television receiving equipment to receive or record television programme services you are required by law to have a valid TV Licence." Then look at the site again under TV DEALER INFORMATION http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html "Don't forget this also includes" "o Computers fitted with electronic broadcast cards (TV Cards)." "o TV Cards themselves" "o Set-top boxes" Don't need to! A solicitor would make mince meat of them in court;-) The bit of metal alone cannot recieve a TV signal and software is also required for it to function. So therefore, I'd dispute the fact that TV Cards require a licence. -- You don't understand that there are two rules: One for people installing and using TV receiving equipment and another separate rule for TV dealers who sell said equipment to people installing and... etc. |
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"Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Give fake details or if mail order get it sent to a mates house who has a tv license ;-) |
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"Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message ... Craven Birds wrote: "Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message ... Craven Birds wrote: "Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Absolute rubbish! There is no obligation, because whilst not in a computer it cannot receive a TV signal! Quote: "If you use or install television receiving equipment to receive or record television programme services you are required by law to have a valid TV Licence." Then look at the site again under TV DEALER INFORMATION http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html "Don't forget this also includes" "o Computers fitted with electronic broadcast cards (TV Cards)." "o TV Cards themselves" "o Set-top boxes" Don't need to! A solicitor would make mince meat of them in court;-) The bit of metal alone cannot recieve a TV signal and software is also required for it to function. So therefore, I'd dispute the fact that TV Cards require a licence. -- You don't understand that there are two rules: One for people installing and using TV receiving equipment and another separate rule for TV dealers who sell said equipment to people installing and... etc. Yes I do! The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (as amended) requires any dealer who sells or rents TV receiving equipment (whether the equipment is new or second-hand) to notify TV Licensing within 28 days of each transaction, giving full details of the buyer or renter. Read the above. That does not state anything about a computer ONLY dealer having to inform the licencing authorities at all! I noticed the original poster omitted a few words! -- Craven Birds Bird sightings based around 'Craven' Skipton, North Yorks. http://cravenbirds.mysite.freeserve.com/ http://www.freewebs.com/birding/ http://mysite.freeserve.com/cravenbirds |
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Craven Birds wrote: "Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message ... Craven Birds wrote: "Johannes H Andersen" wrote in message ... Craven Birds wrote: "Fishman" wrote in message ... Did you know that it is illegal for a dealer to supply a TV card and not record the buyers name and address and then pass this information on to the TV Licencing authority within 28 days? Similiar applies if as a dealer, you sell a PC with a TV card installed - new or secondhand. Information extracted from: http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html Section :- TV Dealer Information So, if say you bought a TV card from PC World, paid cash and they did not request your details, an offence has been commited. Before you say it - Another useless fact to fill up the grey matter with! Absolute rubbish! There is no obligation, because whilst not in a computer it cannot receive a TV signal! Quote: "If you use or install television receiving equipment to receive or record television programme services you are required by law to have a valid TV Licence." Then look at the site again under TV DEALER INFORMATION http://www.tv-l.co.uk/index_frameset.html "Don't forget this also includes" "o Computers fitted with electronic broadcast cards (TV Cards)." "o TV Cards themselves" "o Set-top boxes" Don't need to! A solicitor would make mince meat of them in court;-) The bit of metal alone cannot recieve a TV signal and software is also required for it to function. So therefore, I'd dispute the fact that TV Cards require a licence. -- You don't understand that there are two rules: One for people installing and using TV receiving equipment and another separate rule for TV dealers who sell said equipment to people installing and... etc. Yes I do! The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (as amended) requires any dealer who sells or rents TV receiving equipment (whether the equipment is new or second-hand) to notify TV Licensing within 28 days of each transaction, giving full details of the buyer or renter. Read the above. That does not state anything about a computer ONLY dealer having to inform the licencing authorities at all! I noticed the original poster omitted a few words! We're talking about TV cards here. Presumably TVLA have wised up to such card as they certainly can be considered as TV receiving equipment. Hence a computer dealer selling TV cards *is* selling TV equipment and in that sense also a TV dealer. This has nothing to do with whether the said equipment is installed to receive TV or not, this is the buyers problem. Hence a TV licence for the buyer of the TV card is only required if he installs and uses the TV card. If he installs the card, then this is a gray area since the only rational reason for installing the card would to use it at some point for receiving TV, otherwise why install it in the first place. -- Craven Birds Bird sightings based around 'Craven' Skipton, North Yorks. http://cravenbirds.mysite.freeserve.com/ http://www.freewebs.com/birding/ http://mysite.freeserve.com/cravenbirds |
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 01:13:16 +0000, in uk.comp.vendors, Johannes H Andersen
wrote: Hence a TV licence for the buyer of the TV card is only required if he installs and uses the TV card. If he installs the card, then this is a gray area since the only rational reason for installing the card would to use it at some point for receiving TV, otherwise why install it in the first place. Well, I use my TV card for its composite in input from camcorder, not aerial input and the TV viewing software with it is rubbish. So, no, its not the only use for it. Note: I have a TV license. -- BWGames to email change de.news to de-news |
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