London, Sept 20 (ANI): The excuses people give for not paying for a TV licence go as far as to include affairs with the postman, naughty children and sun allergies, officials have revealed.
UK's TV Licensing has even been told that a parakeet was the only one to watch TV in the house.
The agency said it had caught more than 256,000 people watching TV without a licence so far in 2011.
The top excuses given to TV Licensing' s enquiry officers and call centres are.
"Since I had a bit of a fling with the postman I haven't been receiving my mail so I didn't get my TV Licence reminder."
"No-one watches TV apart from the parakeet. It calms him down and stops him ripping out his feathers."
"I went to the PayPoint to pay for my licence, but I had to leave before I could pay as my kids were stealing sweets and I had to get them out fast."
"I cannot go out to buy a licence because I am allergic to the sun."
It is a legal requirement to have a licence if you watch or record TV at the same time as it is broadcast.
"Some evaders are very inventive with their excuses which can be quite entertaining. But the point is that watching or recording live TV without a licence is against the law," the BBC quoted a TV Licensing spokesperson as saying. (ANI)
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