BBC licence fee: Cancer patient prosecuted for missing payment while in hospital for surgery
A cancer patient was prosecuted and given a £120 fine for failing to pay for his TV licence fee whilst he was in hospital receiving medical treatment.The man, who lives in Wales, was on a simple payment plan of £18.08 a month to pay for the licence. However, whilst he was undergoing surgery at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for prostate cancer, the direct debit did not go through. “I didn’t realise that my TV Licence had been cancelled due to […]