The TV Police came to my pos flat and demanded to be let in so they could look around. $1000 bucks if they found a TV, or even TV programs on a computer! (Luckily, my laptop was in my backpack.) You think the BBC is free? Silly Americans, Public broadcasting costs big bucks in Britain.TheReal_ND wrote:
What did they mean by this?
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Martin Hash
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TheReal_ND
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Umm. You're an American remember?
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What really pisses me off is when people try to smuggle in printed items and pamphlets without the proper stamps. Parliament passes those laws for a reason!
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Montegriffo
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No, only pay to watch. Until recently you could watch online so long as you waited 24hrs after program was aired but they closed that loophole for BBC programs. As far as I know you can still watch any commercial station online for free legally.Speaker to Animals wrote:But what if you don't watch; do you still have to pay?
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Martin Hash
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Americans are under the jurisdiction of the TV Police while in Britain.TheReal_ND wrote:Umm. You're an American remember?
ALSO, there's a yearly $1000 Council Tax for being alive. I scurried out of the country without paying. Newcastle Council threatened to sue me but all the info I'd given them was false. Fuck Big Brother.
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TheReal_ND
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Them's fighting wordsheydaralon wrote:What really pisses me off is when people try to smuggle in printed items and pamphlets without the proper stamps. Parliament passes those laws for a reason!
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TheReal_ND
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Martin Hash wrote:Americans are under the jurisdiction of the TV Police while in Britain.TheReal_ND wrote:Umm. You're an American remember?
ALSO, there's a yearly $1000 Council Tax for being alive. I scurried out of the country without paying. Newcastle Council threatened to sue me but all the info I'd given them was false. Fuck Big Brother.
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Montegriffo
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They have no right of access they are not the police.You should have told them to ''sling their hook''.Martin Hash wrote:The TV Police came to my pos flat and demanded to be let in so they could look around. $1000 bucks if they found a TV, or even TV programs on a computer! (Luckily, my laptop was in my backpack.) You think the BBC is free? Silly Americans, Public broadcasting costs big bucks in Britain.TheReal_ND wrote:
What did they mean by this?
Only about £240 a year though which is good value for 100 odd channels.
Plus big bonus of no adverts on any of the BBC TV or radio stations.
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Martin Hash
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He said he'd gotten "signal" (!?! From a TV?!?) so if I didn't let him in, they would ASSUME I had a TV and fine me.
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Montegriffo
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That's to pay for things like refuse collection, street lighting and policing.Martin Hash wrote:
ALSO, there's a yearly $1000 Council Tax for being alive. I scurried out of the country without paying. Newcastle Council threatened to sue me but all the info I'd given them was false. Fuck Big Brother.
Again, no address no pay.
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