New Posts For Thread: What do we pay the licence fee for?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-forTo fund the BBC?So why do people in Ireland, Holland, Belgium etc. get to watch BBC channels/radio for free?That'll be handy for Scotland if it goes separate, it'll still get decent TV instead of the SNPs vision of dr who dubbed into gaelic, shinty, 2 minute union flag hate, and the dear leader appreciation channel.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539348629#539348629That'll be handy for Scotland if it goes separate, it'll still get decent TV instead of the SNPs vision of dr who dubbed into gaelic, shinty, 2 minute union flag hate, and the dear leader appreciation channel.Sun, 11 May 2014 09:44:40 -0500Is this from experience Fred?You may be right, it used to be you needed a card as it was FTV not FTA and you needed a freesat card with a UK address, but it might now be FTA.On the other hand, you can get plenty foreign channels for free so it's swinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539348539#539348539Is this from experience Fred?You may be right, it used to be you needed a card as it was FTV not FTA and you needed a freesat card with a UK address, but it might now be FTA.On the other hand, you can get plenty foreign channels for free so it's swinSun, 11 May 2014 09:40:27 -0500You cant get RTE on Sky in UK, paid for by Irish television licence.So why does it not work the other way round?If I register my Sky to an Irish address would I have to pay UK TV licence?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539348245#539348245You cant get RTE on Sky in UK, paid for by Irish television licence.So why does it not work the other way round?If I register my Sky to an Irish address would I have to pay UK TV licence?Sun, 11 May 2014 09:22:27 -0500In Ireland you can just get all the BBC channels on Sky no?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539348147#539348147In Ireland you can just get all the BBC channels on Sky no?Sun, 11 May 2014 09:18:11 -0500Because .. they don't, they pay for it, unless they are lucky enough to live close enoguh and can point their aerial that way?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539348111#539348111Because .. they don't, they pay for it, unless they are lucky enough to live close enoguh and can point their aerial that way?Sun, 11 May 2014 09:15:00 -0500see the peoples union thread on earhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539347841#539347841see the peoples union thread on earSun, 11 May 2014 08:56:01 -0500To fund the BBC?So why do people in Ireland, Holland, Belgium etc. get to watch BBC channels/radio for free?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30262831/what-do-we-pay-the-licence-fee-for?post_id=539347529#539347529To fund the BBC?So why do people in Ireland, Holland, Belgium etc. get to watch BBC channels/radio for free?Sun, 11 May 2014 08:36:19 -0500