Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar...
by marcus_holmes on Monday November 21, 2022 @04:48AM
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I'm old enough to remember the TV detector vans.
(I lived on the Isle of Man for a while, and the local newspaper would be alerted by the ferrymen when the van was shipped over, and run a warning for everyone to turn their TVs off for a few days).
It's only easier to evade now because flat-screen TVs don't emit radio signals they can detect from the street.
If enough people opt out then they'll do what they do in Germany: everyone pays it regardless of whether you have a TV or not.
(I lived on the Isle of Man for a while, and the local newspaper would be alerted by the ferrymen when the van was shipped over, and run a warning for everyone to turn their TVs off for a few days).
It's only easier to evade now because flat-screen TVs don't emit radio signals they can detect from the street.
If enough people opt out then they'll do what they do in Germany: everyone pays it regardless of whether you have a TV or not.