TV Licence

[Dude111]

Ah so it would be bad if they did Paul huh??

It would stand out like a soar thumb!!

[SnoopZ]

I thought the TV detector vans were said to be fake.

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I thought the TV detector vans were said to be fake.

That’s a conspiracy theory based on the fact that nobody was ever convicted based on TV detector van evidence.

They were a real thing, the documentary evidence is vast, and the claims sometimes made that the vans and documentation around them was just one massive psyop really isn’t credible.

The reality though is that they weren’t very accurate and at best gave enforcers a pointer as to which unlicenced houses to knock at. Then as now it’s almost always confession evidence that does it. The vans were a starting point and a deterrent, as they were quite visible.

[Dude111]

I was trying to find a picture of the inside of these vans,im sure its quite hi-tech in there!

[bamav]

I don't think it would've taken very hi-tech kit to spot who was watching TV in those days. You could see the tell-tale signs of flickering light from a TV.

[thenry]

There's RGB lighting to hide behind now

[Jaymoss]

Thing is though back in the days of yore before the days and even including the early days of Sky we had a lot more quality and less of a reason to not want to fund the BBC. Of course also at this time they were covering up vile acts but still