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shenmue

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Thu Dec 18, 2014, 10:39 AM Dec 2014

'My dog owns the TV': worst reasons for not paying U.K. TV tax

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In the U.K., there is an annual fee for a television license. People come up with some pretty creative ways to get out of paying it.

From the article:

When pressed for a reason for dodging the compulsory charge, one TV watcher in Manchester said: “My mum died. She had a payment card. I’m going to a clairvoyant to ask her where she put her card.”


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'My dog owns the TV': worst reasons for not paying U.K. TV tax (Original Post) shenmue Dec 2014 OP
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