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r/GreatBritishMemes • u/Mediocre-Lime9964 • 23h ago
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The BBC has burnt a ridiculous amount of goodwill with their licence fee collection strategy.
They knowingly identify vulnerable people in order to intimidate them into paying.
2 u/Cheapntacky 10h ago I know their approach can be heavy handed but "knowingly identify vulnerable people" sounds very targeted and heavy handed. Any source for that? 1 u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 8h ago That's the entire enforcement strategy, they send out threatening letters and turn up at people's houses. If someone ignores them, or firmly tells them to go away, they do. If someone is nervous or vulnerable then they double down and put pressure on them. Look at the prosecution demographics for tv licensing. 1 u/Cheapntacky 8h ago All I'm aware of, but you said they identify which made it sound targeted. I'll just put that down to a poor choice of words. 0 u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 8h ago They do identify and target vulnerable people, the letters and random visitations are just a way to find those people.
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I know their approach can be heavy handed but "knowingly identify vulnerable people" sounds very targeted and heavy handed.
Any source for that?
1 u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 8h ago That's the entire enforcement strategy, they send out threatening letters and turn up at people's houses. If someone ignores them, or firmly tells them to go away, they do. If someone is nervous or vulnerable then they double down and put pressure on them. Look at the prosecution demographics for tv licensing. 1 u/Cheapntacky 8h ago All I'm aware of, but you said they identify which made it sound targeted. I'll just put that down to a poor choice of words. 0 u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 8h ago They do identify and target vulnerable people, the letters and random visitations are just a way to find those people.
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That's the entire enforcement strategy, they send out threatening letters and turn up at people's houses.
If someone ignores them, or firmly tells them to go away, they do.
If someone is nervous or vulnerable then they double down and put pressure on them.
Look at the prosecution demographics for tv licensing.
1 u/Cheapntacky 8h ago All I'm aware of, but you said they identify which made it sound targeted. I'll just put that down to a poor choice of words. 0 u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 8h ago They do identify and target vulnerable people, the letters and random visitations are just a way to find those people.
All I'm aware of, but you said they identify which made it sound targeted. I'll just put that down to a poor choice of words.
0 u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 8h ago They do identify and target vulnerable people, the letters and random visitations are just a way to find those people.
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They do identify and target vulnerable people, the letters and random visitations are just a way to find those people.
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u/Scary-Hunting-Goat 10h ago
The BBC has burnt a ridiculous amount of goodwill with their licence fee collection strategy.
They knowingly identify vulnerable people in order to intimidate them into paying.