Reply to post: Stop TV licence non-payment being a criminal offence

Grinning BBC boss blows raspberry at UK.gov, eyes up buffet

dave 93

Stop TV licence non-payment being a criminal offence

1 in 10 Magistrate Court appearances are for non-payment of TV licence, and one person a week goes to jail for non-payment, as it is treated as a criminal offence. Shame on the BBC for pursuing these prosecutions - 3000 a week!

http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/media-culture/non-payment-of-bbc-licence-fee-accounts-for-10-of-prosecutions/

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