{"id":25161,"date":"2016-09-06T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-tv-licence-to-watch-bbc-iplayer-turned-into-a-costly-drama\/"},"modified":"2016-09-06T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T06:10:05","slug":"new-tv-licence-to-watch-bbc-iplayer-turned-into-a-costly-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-tv-licence-to-watch-bbc-iplayer-turned-into-a-costly-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"New TV licence to watch BBC iPlayer turned into a costly drama"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe direct debit option tried to charge me \u00a3230 over the first year even though it should have cost \u00a3145.50We\u2019ve never owned a television, but in recent times have taken to using the BBC\u2019s iPlayer catch-up service. As this now requires a licence from 1 September, I went online to buy one and opted for the \u201cpopular\u201d monthly direct debit. I was astounded to find that in the first year the BBC expects me to pay more than \u00a3230 in direct debit payments when the total licence fee is only \u00a3145.50, as the first five monthly payments are of \u00a329.50. The official website offers no explanation or justification for this overcharging. How can this \u201cnice little earner\u201d be justified? I was only made aware by a friend who teases us about being radio fiends. PM, London Continue reading…
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