UK Folks: TV License question

[Ali]

Why doesnt everyone in the UK rise up against such a stupid rule?

It's not a stupid rule, else I'd be rising up good. It allows the BBC (gor' bless ya) to provide a public service - essential stuff like unbiased news, educational programming and minority interest programming. It's value is that it doesn't need to be popular to survive!

The only trouble is the fellas at the BBC seem to have forgotten this of late.

who watches BBC3 or BBC4 anyway?

BBC3 has the Mighty Boosh!

[Matt Goble]

Supposedly, the whole detector van is a bit of a myth - I think they base most of their work on whether your address is registered for a TV when you buy a TV.

With regards to not opening the door, again very true, although a colleague at work was telling me that he was duped into opening the door by a TV License agent posing as someone from Royal Mail.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE I TELL YOU!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES BEFORE ITS TOO LATE !!11!!