Bird-brain excuses for TV dodgers; LICENCE.MORE and more people are breaking the law by not paying for their telly licence as the credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. bites. And viewers are willing to risk prosecution and a pounds 1,000 fine by dreaming up increasingly "silly" excuses for skipping skip v. skipped, skip·ping, skips v.intr. 1. a. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other. b. To leap lightly about. 2. the pounds 139.50 annual fee. Cop-outs revealed by TV licensing bosses included a mum who said: "My 11-yearold son must've bought the TV during the night. It wasn't there when I went to bed." Another claimed: "A baby magpie magpie, common name for certain birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays). The black-billed magpie, Pica pica, of W North America has iridescent black plumage, white wing patches and abdomen, and a long wedge-shaped tail. It is altogether about 20 in. flew into my house. I had to stay in and feed it." One householder said the set was only watched by their blind horse so the fee should be cut. And another said:"I can't get the TV out of the box - can you help me?" Charlotte Renwick, of TV Licensing, said: "We'd urge people to contact us so we can set up payment plans." |
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