Posted by lisa
on November 8, 2009, 1:39 am, in reply to "Re: Banking in Ireland"
76.230.236.76
Yes, you must purchase a license (at the post office). You don't have a choice to "get" the station..it's like PBS here in the States- only there's no pledge drives etc. even if you don't watch TV you must get it.
We went w/o it for a while intitially, but did notice two men on several occasions coming to our door to check (while we just happened to be driving past our house when they were spotted!).. I'd get it asap since they do show up!
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: So, let me get this straight...... if I own a
: TV I must purchase a license? What if I am
: not getting the public stations at all, and
: only using the T.V. to view movies/dvds or
: just to play video games? Am I still
: required to obtain a license just for the
: ownership of the TV?
:
: I am unclear exactly what the license is
: for: owning a TV or the use of the
: broadcasting channels?
:
: Thank you very much for clearing this one up
: for me.
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: --Previous Message--
: On the subject if TV licenses, anyone with a
: TV is required to have one (be happy it's
: not the UK, they're taxing streaming TV on
: computers now too). The license costs
: 160euro/year or if the inspectors come by
: and you dont have one you get a 750euro
: fine! We found that out the hard way.
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: --Previous Message--
: My advice is to keep your checking account
: from your non-Irish bank for a while.
:
: First, I just sent out a newsletter warning
: that you should have savings in some
: non-Irish bank if possible because the
: possibility is real of a run on the Irish
: banks. Unlikely at this point, but still
: definitely a possibility and the best
: strategy is simply NOT to put all your eggs
: in one basket.
:
: Second, you will probably find that you need
: to make a few payments in the country you
: just left. It's easy to just write a
: personal check without the hassle of
: converting to euros, reconverting to dollars
: or yen and paying bank fees on every step.
:
: Third, you've got a ready built hedge
: against a fall in the Euro. If you think the
: dollar or yen will get stronger, then
: without fancy brokers, you've already got a
: play. I'm no money man, but we moved to
: Ireland when the dollar was very, very low
: and the Irish pound (back then) was very,
: very high. We knew the punt would fall,
: which it did spectacularly along with the
: overpriced English pound back in 1992. We
: had brought in only enough money to get by
: and we held off on bringing over the rest
: till after the dust had settled.
:
: Fourth, your credit card is probably still
: set up in the old currency and it's so much
: easier to pay it in the same currency
: without having to worry about commissions,
: rate changes and whether you'll get stung
: for a big card fee because the exchange rate
: was off by a few cents on the day you paid
: the bill. That is, you think you're paying
: the thing off and you come up 50 cents short
: and thereby become eligible for finance
: charges.
:
: Scott
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: You can get a TV license no questions asked.
: I
: think it was around €180 but I'm not sure.
:
: Just for the record, they absolutely DO come
: to your house and ask to see the license.
: We've been here 4+ yrs and I've been asked
: THREE times and I've always had it up to
: date.
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