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Originally Posted by iain_benson
If you buy a TV you generally have to give your details to the store so that they can inform the licensing people to check up on you.
They also check randomly on any addresses that aren't licensed to make sure you don't own a TV, and they have the power to enter and search premises (I think they need 'grounds to belive there is an unlicensed set on the premises', but lack of a license seems to be suitable grounds), and a generally very rude and obnoxious, refusing to belive there are people out there who could possibly have no wish to own a TV. (I do have a TV, but I have a few friends who are continually harrassed by them).
http://www.marmalade.net/lime/ is an interesting site about it! |
In addition to the above, it is an interesting fact that it is a
criminal, rather than a civil, offence not to have a TV licence, if you should have one.