I logged into my BBC account that I made years earlier for news.
Fuck’em, say yes. I would love to know how they intend to fine you given that you don’t reside in their jurisdiction.
I’ve purchased a subscription that require a credit card with an associated billing address within their georestricted region. In that case, I used a prepaid credit card that allowed me to input any address I wanted. I just opened up google maps and found some address in that region and used it. I dont know who that address belonged to, but it’s of no consequence because I wasn’t using their identity or stealing their bank information. I was just borrowing their address. The credit card also allowed me to assume any name I liked.
Do laws from other countries apply to the country you currently reside in?
I’m not sure IPlayer works if you have a VPN enabled. I’m in the UK and had my VPN set to the UK and I couldn’t get it to work until I turned the VPN off as it kept saying IPlayer only works in the UK. Of course it could be that the VPN wasn’t any good but it could also mean OP’s angst about saying he has a license fee is moot and it won’t work regardless.
No, and even if they did there would be no way to connect. TV licenses are linked to ID or address in the UK, and since you have neither, no problem.
You might want to make a donation to the BBC though. It’s a great service 
There are a LOT of people in the UK who don’t pay the license because they really can’t enforce the penalty. Just say Yes and enjoy mediocre content from the BBC.
Extremely late I’ve not got a VPN and can watch things in iPlayer I never got asked if I have a TV licence or not so I’m not sure if I should be worried
It’s called a TV Licence.
Legally, in order to use the BBC (through the air, satellite or online) you need to have a TV Licence.
If you have a problem with using the iPlayer without the needed TV Licence, then you should not use it.
Just say yes don’t overthink it
So far they never check or ask for an address, so it makes no difference. It’s the internet, they want views, if they don’t get enough they get less money and make less programs.
I thought VPN has to protect your identity from the centralization of your private data?
Give www.privatrax.com a wiggle as this will unblock the Beeb on most devices, either that or move to England :0
I’m late, but if anyone had this “do you a licence?”, press yes. You can watch the content for free (assuming you have a vpn working)
Very late to this, but I always use a VPN and Surrey post code to watch BBC (iPlayer) from the US and have never had any issues with the TV license declaration. Been doing it for years
Link for the prepaid credit card?
It’s address fraud, not identity fraud but still a felony!
Depends on reciprocity treaties between your government and theirs. The UK and the US are pretty tightly aligned, but I dont think this is a criminal fine, but rather a civil fine. Kind of like how NHLTV says they’ll charge you $100 if they discover that your using a VPN to bypass blackouts. If you use a prepaid credit card to purchase the service, and theres only enough funds for the purchase price ever loaded onto the card, they can try to charge the “fine,” but it will be declined.
I can access BBC iPlayer and All 4 with my UK server from China without issues. So probably just a crappy VPN that you tried.
I know it’s a while later, but I sometimes have the same issue.
The secret is to activate your VPN before you open your browser.
Then it will work.
Yeah, a great service that covered up the abuse of a prolific paedophile for decades.