A friend of mine living in England wanted to buy a TV, and was told by the shop assistant that he had to supply his name and address so that the TV licensing people would know that he had a TV. Not wanting to be rude he filled in the card:

Anthony B Liar, 10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, W1

I wonder if TV licensing ever checked up to see if the Prime Minister had a valid license?

Don't worry, I've a medic on standby.

The answer you posted in #18 was most accurate yet a tad annoying to me personally when I factor in the additional cost for my cable supplier which includes the Sky Sports and Movies packages :-?

My choice of course.

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A friend of mind dose not watch TV or own a TV and yet the heavy mob keep banging on his door wanting to get in. And he has now rec'd legal paper work for his day in court. Bunch of plonkers they are.

Wow! They're taking your friend to court because he won't let them search his home for something they don't have probable cause or even reasonable suspicion, let alone actual evidence, to say he possesses? :o

Folks over here claim that our right to privacy is dead but at least they still can't get away with that, yet. I feel bad for you Britishers.

There is no need to feel sorry for us, if the said fellow proved he did not have a tv that would be the end of it.

I would not let a rude son of a bitch into my house, he has told me these people are rude as hell and on two occassions tried to force their way in.

errrrrrrr.....No.
Cause, suspicion and evidence are all present.
Which is why they knocked on his door in the first place.
It isn't what he possesses, it is what he doesn't possess, in fact it is two things that he doesn't possess which caused his problems, and neither of the two things which caused his problem is a TV or lack of a TV.

Now now, let's not start bringing logic into this... :nope:

OK lets bring in road tax as you know that defies logic:03:
TV tax enforcement is based on the assumption that homes as standard nowadays have a TV as a normal fixture. They treat all homes the same for this tax unless people declare they are exempt.
Car tax is based on the assumption that people who own cars as standard drive them on roads. They treat all cars the same for this tax(with different grades of tax)unless people declare that they are exempt.
They gather these taxes on the basis of what is assumed as "normal" behavoir as part of ownership.

I have read news items where people have a TV but only use it to watch DVD's in court cases which most won their cases.

I feel you should only pay what you watch on the BBC & listen to on BBC Radio, why pay over.

Apart from Dr Who and live sport (which just about bugger all now sky nicked it most of it and ch4s got all the horse racing) I hardly watch the BBC or ITV because thats full of poop soap operas and reality poop as well :nope:.

I just been thinking what I watch, Dr Who, Top Gear..errrr I will get back to you on that.

I think your forgetting Prime Ministers Question Time :hmmm:

Its very rare now that I even watch the BBC news, but what I am looking forward to is the next general election night watching toff boy getting kicked out.(hopefully)