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Originally Posted by sparky621
Bit like the "TV detector vans" then 
Funny how TV licensing now advertise their "Hi-Tech database of every household without a license" instead! |
Not really. The BBC are quite open about how and when they use 'detection equipment' (which these days is as likely to be hand-held as installed in a van).
The database is simply more efficient in most cases. It tells the TVL people which doors to knock on. But in a few suspicious cases where they believe a TV is being used illegally and can't get access to the house to prove it, the BBC has stated that it prefers to use detection equipment rather than trying to get a search warrant.