In article , "Harvey Van
Sickle" says...
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That's true, but I think it's been established that you have to show
that the TV's ability to receive programmes has been disabled -- not
just that you state "I don't use it for that purpose".

That's not true. A TV license guy came to a house I was sharing,
there was a TV in plain view of the front window, but it wasn't
plugged in and it wasn't within reach of the aerial cable - I told
him we didn't use it and he was happy when I pointed out that it
wasn't hooked up.