On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Niklas Peinecke (NP) wrote: NP> > If you buy any TV receiving equipment in the UK, you hve to expect the NP> > seller to inform TV licensing of your purchase! NP> > NP> You surely live in Orwell's own country! In Germany, there is no such NP> information chain -- yet, although I think the GEZ (our tv licensing NP> institution over here) would love to have such a thing. in Germany, whenever you move from one address to another, the town hall (Einwohnermeldeamt im Rathaus) informs the GEZ and they just _assume_ you need a tv licence. c ya Sergei -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -?) eMail: Sergei.Haller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx /\\ -------------------------------------------------------------------- _\_V Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint. -- Mark Twain