Other excuses given to officials by evaders last year included watching a stolen TV set, TV Licensing said.

英国电视牌照局还说，去年有人为了不交电视费编造出各种借口，包括“我们看的电视机是偷来的。”

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"These figures show TV has never been more popular across the spectrum," said Fergus Reid, a spokesman for TV Licensing.

“数据表明电视从未像现在这样普及，”收视许可机构的发言人弗格斯·里德说。

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In January, TV Licensing revealed that more than 13,000 households across the UK were still using black-and-white television sets.

一月份，英国电视牌照局发布公告，全英国还有超过1.3万家电视用户仍然使用黑白电视机。

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Mr Clarke is pleased with his new address but annoyed with TV Licensing letter.

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This brings in a trickle of revenue (goosed occasionally by a TV licensing fee).

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"I got a letter from TV Licensing to tell me that I was behaving in an illegal manner by watching television in my residence, " he said.

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