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TV licence fee costs more than fine for evading payment

By John Hirst

TV licence fee costs more than fine for evading paymentbr /br /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.br /br /a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3814172/TV-licence-fee-costs-more-than-fine-for-evading-payment.html"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.br /br /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.br /br /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/a.br /br /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.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on December 18, 2008 (boomark / email).