[microgpt]

I thought the license fee was a tax. You have to pay it, except in extremely specific scenarios that are basically just the bureaucracy's way of saying it's technically optional even though it isn't. AFAIK you have to own no devices capable of receiving BBC broadcasts - this includes most phones and computers since they broadcast on the internet.

[Symbiote]

You only need the license if you watch live TV (on any service) or use BBC iPlayer.

If you only watch DVDs, or stream movies etc, you don't need a license