Re:Please do not write below the line
by icedchai on Monday October 21, 2024 @06:57PM
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Sounds like a waste of public resources. Are you supposed to pay if you watch live TV over streaming services instead of using an antenna?
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Incredible. And people actually let these "TV inspectors" into their homes?
Yes, in fact there are tens of thousands of convictions every year. They disproportionately target vulnerable people like the disabled, migrants, and single mothers. The kinds of people who are likely to be at home when they come knocking during working hours, and who might have a lot of other things on their plate or might not be fully informed, I guess. There's some proper dystopian examples, for example a woman with Down's syndrome whose council pleaded guilty on her behalf, because it manages her finances. It's horrific.
The Guardian wrote an article about it earlier this year: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/feb/29/tv-licence-fee...