New weapon in war on TV licence dodgers

Aug 1 2007 by Alan Weston, Liverpool Daily Post

NEW hi-tech handheld devices will be used in a crackdown on TV licence dodgers in Liverpool.

TV Licensing has said it will target evaders in the city, where last year more than 7,600 people were caught without a licence, the second highest number in the whole of the North West.

TV Licensing has written to addresses across Liverpool to say that officers will be carrying out increased checks in their area, and encouraging them to get a licence if they require one.

TV Licensing North spokeswoman Charlotte Hancock said:

“Our database allows us to see unlicensed addresses at the touch of a button so there really is nowhere for evaders to hide.”