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Old 10-27-2016, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jr_tech View Post
Is there still a "viewing tax" per tv set levied in England? I remember reading years ago that "video sniffer" vans randomly drove through neighborhoods, monitoring tv usage, so that people that were not paying the tax could be fined.

jr
Yes; they call it a TV licence but it's a tax in all but name, it covers unlimited TV's in a home (I've got 5 TV's) & pays for the BBC. It's 146 pounds a years. (about 175 dollars)
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