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People who can’t see their colour TV pay more than people who can’t see their B&W TV. Oh to be a a fly on the wall when the inspector has to explain the differ
by soneil 2y ago
People who can’t see their colour TV pay more than people who can’t see their B&W TV.
Oh to be a a fly on the wall when the inspector has to explain the difference to a blind person.
I think it made a lot more sense in the past. The license is set up so it’s a consumption based tax rather than taxing everyone. So only people with TVs paid TV tax. If colour increased the costs, only people consuming colour paid those increases. I imagine it made much more sense before consumption was ubiquitous
- rescbr 2y agoA novelty product opportunity: plug together a Raspberry Pi, an USB TV tuner and a BW LCD display to pay a smaller TV licence.
- chihuahua 2y agoWhen I lived in Britain in 1989-1992, at the time the rule was that battery-powered TVs were exempt from the license fees. I had a tiny TV that could be powered by 6 AA batteries. The screen size was approximately 3 inches / 7.5cm. I don't know if the rules have changed since then, but if they are the same, then a battery-powered laptop would also be exempt (even in color.)