Na té Wikipedia stránce se mj. píše " Enforcement tasks include visiting addresses, identifying people watching TV without a licence, taking statements and achieving prosecutions of television licence evaders.", dále že neplatit je trestný čin a ne přestupek.
"The Guardian and Birmingham Live both report that nearly 1,000 people are prosecuted EACH WEEK in Britain for non-payment of the licence fee." https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/how-many-people-prosecuted-for-licence-fee-evasion-4805125
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