--- In [email protected], Captain Beeky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
> On 7 Jan 2008, at 15:23, Roger Millin wrote:
>
> > If you saw some old lady being beaten up and robbed on the street,
> > would you walk by on the other side or would you try to help?
> > Roger
>
> Hmm . . . I'd like to think so, but it's not a similar issue. I'm
not
> a fan of vigilante activity.
>
> Might your hypothetical old lady live on a boat and not be able to
> afford her licence? Could the hypothetical robber be a debt
> collection agent for BW ?
>
> I don't know.
>
> I do know that I don't want to get involved in reporting potential
> evaders whether or not I might think such action could save me a
few
> quid by reducing the BW budget shortfall.
>
> Beeky
>
I am with Dorothy and Beeky on this. An ex BW employee told me he was
always being reported but that he didn't need a licence due to his
employment conditions. He was in his 80's so this plan may soon die
out. How much does it cost BW to get £500 out of a reluctant payer?
Sue
