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To: JDN who wrote (224540)10/17/2007 9:33:17 AM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793955
 
It's true! Britain has electronic snooper trucks that drive around town looking for people with TVs who have not paid the tax!

BTW, the BBC faces huge job cuts and a strike is looming.



To: JDN who wrote (224540)10/17/2007 4:27:24 PM
From: Neeka  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793955
 
My sister lived in Scotland for 1 year and she had to insert a debit card into a meter to buy credits in order to have heat in her apartment.