Last chance for TV evaders

Wednesday 9th April 2008, 12:00AM BST.

TELEVISION licence evaders in Jersey will be caught and penalised this month as a new enforcement campaign gets under way.

The TV Licensing authority will be knocking on the doors of suspect premises during April, with unlicensed viewers risking a large fine and even a prison sentence as well as being forced to buy a licence.

The company caught more than 280 evaders in Jersey last year, and this crackdown seeks to curb licence fee evasion even further.

TV Licensing spokeswoman Elizabeth Jay said: ‘This is the last chance for evaders in Jersey to pay before our crackdown begins.


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