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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/licence-fee-evaders-bizarre-logic.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Licensing chiefs have hit out at TV licence fee evaders' bizarre excuses" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-licence-fee-evaders-bizarre-logic.jpg" alt="Licensing chiefs have hit out at TV licence fee evaders' bizarre excuses"/></a></p>
<p>TV licence fee evaders have been particularly inventive over the past 12 months in the excuses they have offered for not paying their dues, licensing chiefs have said.</p>
<p>Alongside the usual attempts to blame relatives or animals, bizarre logic and a lack of common sense ruled the list of implausible pretexts.</p>
<p>They included: &#8220;I&#8217;ve got no licence because when I called TV Licensing they refused to barter with me. Everything should be up for negotiation,&#8221; and &#8220;I don&#8217;t watch the television; I just use it as a light in the dark&#8221;.</p>
<p>Investigators faced an array of strange tales and delaying tactics, with one person declaring: &#8220;Can you call back later? I want to finish watching the end of this TV programme.&#8221;</p>
<p>TV Licensing caught more than 338,000 people watching TV without a licence over the first 10 months of this year.</p>
<p>Ian Fannon, TV Licensing spokesman, said: &#8220;No matter how creative people get with their excuses, watching or recording live TV without a licence is against the law.</p>
<p>&#8220;In fairness to those who pay the fee, we will prosecute those who try to avoid it, including the likes of the gentleman who refused to buy a licence unless we bartered with him. He was found guilty and fined by unimpressed magistrates.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re effective at catching evaders, but we would always rather people pay than risk a fine of up to £1,000. To help those that may find it difficult to pay in one go, we offer a range of payment options to help spread the cost &#8211; all of which can be set up quickly and easily online or by phone if you prefer.&#8221;</p>
<p>Joanna Elson, chief executive of the Money Advice Trust, added: &#8220;Your TV licence should be treated as a priority debt, alongside expenses such as your mortgage or rent, council tax and gas and electric bills.</p>
<p>&#8220;Those struggling with their finances should seek free, independent advice from a charitable organisation such as National Debtline or Citizens Advice. It is also worth noting that it is possible to pay your TV licence in weekly instalments at a PayPoint outlet, over the phone, online or via SMS by joining the cash payment plan.&#8221;</p>
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