The top 10 excuses given to TV Licensing by people who should have a TV licence:
- “Since I had a bit of a fling with the postman I haven’t been receiving my mail so I didn’t get my TV licence reminder.”
- “No-one watches TV apart from the parakeet. It calms him down and stops him ripping out his feathers.”
- “I went to the PayPoint to pay for my licence, but I had to leave before I could pay as my kids were stealing sweets and I had to get them out fast.”
- “My Payment Card fell in the toaster so I had to iron it and now the PayPoint machine won’t accept it.”
- “I can’t afford a TV licence now as the repayments on my brand new car are cleaning me out!”
- “I never got the reminders because my two-year-old hides all my post in her toy box”
- “I would have to sell my TV to pay for a licence so I can’t do that.”
- “I don’t need a TV licence, I already pay for my electricity bill.”
- “I’m getting married and am too busy picking flowers, colours and things to buy a TV licence.”
- “I cannot go out to buy a licence because I am allergic to the sun.”
Here are some new ones from 2013:-
- “Why would I need a TV licence for a TV I stole? Nobody knows I’ve got it.”
- “I have lost weight recently and had to buy new clothes. That’s why I could not afford to buy a TV licence.”
- “Apparently my dog, which is a corgi, was related to the Queen’s dog so I didn’t think I needed a TV licence.”
- “I don’t want to pay for a licence for a full year. Knowing my luck I’ll be dead in six months and won’t get value for money.”
- “I could not pay for my TV licence because the Olympic torch was coming down my road and I could not get to the shop as the road was too busy.” London.
- “I only use my TV as a lamp. If you switch it on it gives a good glow which allows me to read my book.”
- “Only my three-year-old son watches the TV. Can you take it out of the family allowance I receive for him? He watches it so he should pay.”
- “I got caught shoplifting so I’m barred from the shop that takes PayPoint payments.”