Offence
Use a television set without a licence
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 375
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 23
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (375)
- Sentencing guideline
- TV licence payment evasion (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- CA03010
- The law
- Contrary to section 363(2) and (4) of the Communications Act 2003.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
- Wellingborough Magistrates' Court (75 hearings)
- Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court (50 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (42 hearings)
- Merthyr Tydfil (33 hearings)
- City of London Magistrates' Court (32 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (20 hearings)
- St Albans Magistrates' Court (15 hearings)
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Portsmouth Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Blackburn Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Wirral Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Southend Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- North Somerset Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)