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- From: ccdarg@dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig)
- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Subject: Re: TV licence authorities get wrists smacked
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.170327.1646@dct.ac.uk>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 17:03:27 GMT
- References: <20216@acorn.co.uk> <Bxz0oD.Mq1@cck.coventry.ac.uk> <CAH.92Nov20114542@jemima.bham.ac.uk> <By0oKJ.3sx@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>
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- In article <By0oKJ.3sx@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>, dam@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (David Morning) writes:
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- > They can't fine you on the spot but they will prosecute you irrespective of
- > whether you were 'just about to send in the form' or not.
- > You can't escape prosecution any more, even if you rush out immediately after
- > a visit and buy a licence.
- > Nor will you be offfered a 'buy one or face prosecution' option, they'll
- > just prosecute you.
-
- I know this certainly used to be the case but are you sure it still is?
- Wasn't the law changed recently to make licence dodging a civil rather than
- a criminal offence?
-
- I know of someone who was recently visited and they *were* given the option
- of writing out a cheque on the spot.
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