BBC Announces New Spy Vans

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In effort to frighten TV viewers who refuse to pay the BBC for permission to watch other channels the British Broadcasting Corp. has announced that it has a new fleet of detection vans. It claims that new technology, including global positioning equipment, will help it to enforce its tax on free speech.

The vans will usually not carry the licence enforcement company’s logo. However, according to spokesperson Christopher Reed the enforcers will “jump out (of their vans) and fix the signs (carrying the logo) when we feel we need to let licence dodgers know that we’re around.” Why they would wish to do so if their equipment is as effective as claimed was not stated.

British law requires TV watchers, including subscribers to satellite and cable services, to pay the BBC £116 a year for permission to view any TV programme. Two million TV owners do not pay the BBC’s protection money despite its prosecution of 1,200 people each year.

The BBC extortion contract is currently held by Capita plc.


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