TV licence fee costs more than fine for evading payment
Law-abiding viewers are being charged more for their annual television licence than the average fine issued in the magistrates' courts to those who evade payment.
As the campaign against the licence fee grows, figures released by the Government reveal that 120,955 people were found guilty of evasion last year.
Of these, just two were given the maximum fine of £1,000. The average penalty was a fine of £137 - £2.50 less than the cost of the television licence itself.
Christopher Chope, Conservative MP for Christchurch, who has introduced a private member's bill calling for the abolition of the television licence, said the figures, released in a written Parliamentary answer by the Ministry of Justice, could mark the final "nail the coffin" for the universal permit.
Those fined still have to pay the TV licence fee in addition. Unless, like me, the prosecution offered no evidence and a not guilty verdict is entered. I still deny the TV Licencing authorities access to my property.
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2 comments:
Then there is a message in that for all right thinking people.
True but having a criminal record will cost the culprit a lot more in the long term.
Quite why we are classing people who will not pay their TV licence for whatever their reason, as criminals, needs to be sorted. I can think of far worse criminal acts that attract much less punishment.
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