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From: Krusty on 3 Aug 2010 05:49 CT wrote: > Krusty wrote: > > > CT wrote: > > > > > Ummm..."We also have a fleet of detector vans, plus, our > > > enforcement officers have access to hand-held detection devices > > > capable of detecting a TV within 20 seconds." > > > http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ72/ > > > > Well obviously that's what they want you to believe. The BBC have > > never stated how many vans they have (assuming they have any), or > > how they work. The reason they won't say is because they rely on > > 'the public's perception of their effectiveness'. > > So you think they have none? It's a possibility, though I did find > this: > http://www.bbctvlicence.com/Detect%20the%20Detector%20vans.htm > > Of couse, they could just be bog standard panel vans, with a bloke in > a suit and a flask of tea. Several blokes actually - 'enforcement officers' being dropped off to go door knocking. > > > They've never prosecuted anyone using the evidence from a detector > > van, & couldn't do so without revealing how they work. > > Maybe they simply use the van for detection, then just send a bloke > round, so any "evidence" from the van is not needed. That's the only thing they could potentially do. -- Krusty Raptor 1000 MV 750 Senna Tiger 955i Tiger 885 Fantic Hiro 250
From: darsy on 3 Aug 2010 05:51 On Aug 3, 10:48 am, "CT" <m...(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: > darsy wrote: > > [Australia] > > > there are only about 3 times more people in the entire country than > > live in Greater London alone! > > And if you count the people that don't live alone...? ba-doom-tish! -- d.
From: SIRPip on 3 Aug 2010 06:08 darsy wrote: > Speaking of R4, did you hear "Just a Minute" last night? Nicholas > Parsons is beyond senile now. > > Giles Brandreth interrupted himself, and Nicholas got very confused > and awarded the continuation to Paul Merton, much to Paul Merton's > confusion. This confusion then prompted Jenny Eclair to interrupt on > the grounds of "deviation", which eventually ended up with Nicholas > awarding the continuation to Graham Norton. I wonder sometimes if I'm old enough to listen to R4. Looking at the list of participants above, I'm glad to remain a R2 devotee as Paul Merton is the only name in there that I would give ear room to. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Champ on 3 Aug 2010 06:16 On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 02:40:12 -0700 (PDT), darsy <darsyx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I do draw the line at listening to R2, which is what A. mostly listens >to, with the exception of the rare Saturday mornings when Mark Lamarr >and Jo Brand used to stand in for "Jonathan Ross and his Parasite >Friends" (Lamarr's phrase). I agree, with the addition that Radcliffe and Maconnie's evening show on R2 is jolly good too. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: wessie on 3 Aug 2010 06:35
Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote in news:d7mf5654m956rkubdmbg3p572n65q7s31g(a)4ax.com: > On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:18:38 GMT, Kevin Gleeson > <kevingleeson(a)imagine-it.com.au> wrote: > > > It's only you that thinks you license the receiver. As has been > explained, you don't - you have a licence for the address. And it also > covers off-site use, like a portable TV running in your car and, > unless this has been changed, and it wouldn't surprise me if it had, > it also allows residents who are temporarily living away from home, > like students in digs, to remain covered on their parents' license. > Students living in halls need a licence: one for each room if they have a lockable door on their bedroom. A communal licence can be provided by the college only if there is a lounge area with a TV supplied by the college as part of the lease. Students sharing a house need a single licence for the house as long as they have at least one communal room. If the house is separated into individual bedsits then they need separate TV licences. In practice, with private addresses, as long as the house has a TV licence the authorities don't check further, even though the council tax status i.e. exempt would give the situation away. |