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Dawsey Serious Question 10-27-2011, 04:11 AM
Mick Looks like it:... 10-27-2011, 04:31 AM
Dawsey **** that sucks. They done it... 10-27-2011, 04:36 AM
harrisvh I think I have posted on this... 10-27-2011, 07:33 AM
EcoSafe look for this to soon come to... 10-27-2011, 08:30 AM
easyrecycle Pulled over... cop = why do... 10-27-2011, 08:50 AM
Dawsey Lmao this sucks anyway... 10-27-2011, 04:15 PM
Scrapette Maybe one of your parents... 10-27-2011, 06:02 PM
harrisvh The license is to watch T.V... 10-28-2011, 03:39 AM
Scrapette Thanks for clearing that up. ... 10-28-2011, 11:56 AM
eesakiwi They said that here in NZ... 10-28-2011, 08:53 PM
harrisvh oops, i mean no digibox 10-28-2011, 12:33 PM
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    The license is to watch T.V not for the T.V ownership. -It pays for the BBC chanels which have no adverts. The other chanels theoretically do not need the license though explaining that you only watch these chanels to the court probably wouldn't hold up too well. Now by law all sellers of TV's and digital set top boxes have to take your details on purchase -this I imagine is used to keep a better track on who has TV's and isn't paying their dues. On the flip side, now that television has gone full digital across the country, it's much easier to say you only watch dvd's or play on consoles if you have an older TV and digibox.


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    Quote Originally Posted by harrisvh View Post
    The license is to watch T.V not for the T.V ownership. -It pays for the BBC chanels which have no adverts. The other chanels theoretically do not need the license though explaining that you only watch these chanels to the court probably wouldn't hold up too well. Now by law all sellers of TV's and digital set top boxes have to take your details on purchase -this I imagine is used to keep a better track on who has TV's and isn't paying their dues. On the flip side, now that television has gone full digital across the country, it's much easier to say you only watch dvd's or play on consoles if you have an older TV and digibox.
    Thanks for clearing that up. When I lived in London during the 70's, we were told that people drove around in a van with equipment that could tell if you were watching the telly or not. If they caught you without a license (I thought it was for the tv itself, like for a car) you could get in trouble. I think the BBC were on strike for a least some of that time, because I don't remember watching a lot of tv. This was just prior to Margaret Thatcher and it seemed that everyone was on strike in London at one time or the other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrapette View Post
    Thanks for clearing that up. When I lived in London during the 70's, we were told that people drove around in a van with equipment that could tell if you were watching the telly or not. If they caught you without a license (I thought it was for the tv itself, like for a car) you could get in trouble. I think the BBC were on strike for a least some of that time, because I don't remember watching a lot of tv. This was just prior to Margaret Thatcher and it seemed that everyone was on strike in London at one time or the other.
    They said that here in NZ too, then they had to admit theres no such van.
    Sometimes if you brought a TV, you would get a visit from the TV license people soon afterwards.

    Then in about 1997, they decided to stop making you pay for a TV license when someone figured out that 50% of the fee was spend just on collecting the fee in the first place.

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