A THIRD of all convictions for women are for TV licence non payment

[dianebrewster]

I found this totally mind-boggling and totally shocking

"TV licence fee evasion accounts for nearly a third of women's convictions, official figures have revealed, prompting calls for its decriminalisation and warnings that the BBC could be guilty of "indirect gender discrimination".

An increasing proportion of women are being landed with criminal records for non-payment of the fee and are nearly 10 times more likely to be convicted for it than men, according to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data published on Thursday."

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/26/third-female-convictions-uk-due-tv-licence-fee-evasion-moj-stats/

Wow can’t believe they didn’t contact her. Yes, it’s the fact that you have to pay double at the beginning that is really annoying and I can imagine that some would find it hard to afford it. Why can’t they just split it into the smaller payments that you can make once you’ve paid the initial 6 months? Then maybe more people would buy a licence.

But there is no way that the stuff they show on BBC is in any way worth the fee. They need to scrap it.

@feelingverylazytoday

I've been caught 3 times without a license now. The last time I expected to be fined (again) but the guy just gave me a payment card and monthly payments, which I've managed to keep up with. He said they don't take people to court now unless it's a last resort. It's a very small amount and if people can't pay it then that's the issue, imo. Is it poverty or due to chaotic lives? Either way people need help.

Why did you let them in or admit it. They have NO legal power of entry into your home. Only police with a warrant do. Just tell them to duck off. I don't open the door to them. Tell them via my video door bell to go away and that they are being recorded. I refuse to pay for a license. Don't watch live tv and don't watch iplayer

Considering how painfullly woke and anti-capitalist the BBC are on a daily basis, this doesn't quite ally with their claims as a corporately responsible organisation - going after the poor, and women .

Perhaps they could do a Panorama investigation into it?

Oh wait....

I was disgusted at the way Millie was treated, just pure misogynistic bullying by the Capita goon.
Here are a few videos, with advice on what you can legally watch licence free and how to deal with the gorillas when they come calling.

[quote RealityNotEssentialism]@hotpotlover I think it depends where you live. I suspect again that they go for easy pickings. If you hit a large block of council flats, you can probably catch quite a few people out, safe in the knowledge that they won’t know their rights and will be scared of you. Probably less lucrative to go for middle-class residents. I know they caught a load of students when I was at university and they went round banging on all the doors. But in many cases I don’t think they ever bother. I also think it’s a huge lie that they have a box that can tell whether you’re watching TV. They can only tell if they enter the house and see a TV there.[/quote]
Yes our area has a lot of HMO student flats in houses so rich pickings here

[quote andyoldlabour]I was disgusted at the way Millie was treated, just pure misogynistic bullying by the Capita goon.
Here are a few videos, with advice on what you can legally watch licence free and how to deal with the gorillas when they come calling.

[/quote] Thanks that’s very helpful for people - you can be Legally License Free and people need to know this