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> hiding our TV in the closet as students whenever the license people came down the street There are people going door-to-door to check TV licenses? Are they c
by hypeatei 2y ago
> hiding our TV in the closet as students whenever the license people came down the street
There are people going door-to-door to check TV licenses? Are they cops, what kind of power do they have? Seems extremely annoying and dystopian.
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- _Wintermute 2y agoThey have zero power, it's just a man with a clipboard asking to have a look around your house, the correct response is to shut the door in their face. They rely on a uniform and vague threatening language to trick people into thinking they have any authority.
- Doxin 2y agoNot a UK citizen, but from previous discussions on the topic: > There are people going door-to-door to check TV licenses? yes > Are they cops? no > what kind of power do they have? none. I mean write you a fine if you admit to illegally watching TV I guess. But as far as I've been told you can have the TV on and visible to the guy and go "nah that's an aquarium" and be fine.