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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I have learned recently that those detector vans are a scam.
BBC admits that TV detector vans only work because Britons believe they do – Boing Boing Gadgets

They worked to reduce licence evasion just because the public had been told they did, not because they were capable of detecting anything.

If that is true, and licence enforcers have no rights to enter property, how can they prove in court that you tuned in to a live broadcast?

I've known that they didn't work for years, I didn't need the BBC to tell me.

Once a TV licence officer knocked on my door and I just said "I don't have a TV!" He said "Can I come in to check!" I said "No it's against my human rights!" The guy ticked a box and walked away. I never heard from them for about 3 years after that.

Technically if you only watch TV clips on Smart Phones you need a TV licence. Sometimes I use library computers and have watched TV shows on that - I wonder if library's have to have a TV licence these days?