First appearing the in the 1950s, people in Greater Manchester were warned TV detector vans would be in the area... but did they catch us by detecting TV signals in our homes?
Many people will remember the TV adverts warning of a fleet of TV detector vans hunting the city streets looking for licence dodgers.
If you're of a certain age, you'll remember well the palpable fear that washed over your street as a friend or family member announced that the telly detector van was in the area. The arrival of the white vans, which were emblazoned with 'TV Licensing' in blue lettering along the sides with an elaborate array of antennae on their roofs, would prompt terrified residents to pick up their phonebooks and dial the number of everyone they knew to warn them to switch off their sets.
And according to BBC-funded public service information ads, they could pinpoint non-licence payers with devastating accuracy. Detector vans used antenna pairs touted as being able to identify non-payers quite easily. But while millions of us clearly weren't taking any chances and dutifully coughed up the cash, there were many out there who remained sceptical of the TV detector vans - some even reckon they were all for show.
The regional manager of the TV licencing department warned: "We've done everything we can to forewarn people about the consequences of not having a valid licence. However, there are still too many people in the north west who seem to think they can avoid paying.Join our Greater Manchester history, memories and people Facebook group here.
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