You're not forced to pay for the BBC either.

( rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:22, archived)

You are if you own
a TV.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:24, archived)

Are you forced to own a TV?

( rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 0:26, archived)

No,
but if you do own one, you're forced to pay for the BBC.
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Mon 5 Nov 2007, 1:03, archived)