More than 1,000 had no TV licence
More than 1,090 people were caught watching TV without a valid licence in Londonderry in 2011, TV Licensing has revealed.
This compares to more than 4,600 in Belfast, more than 1,030 in Newry and over 720 in Dungannon. TV Licensing catches more than 1,000 evaders every day.
There were more than 15,100 people caught watching TV illegally in Northern Ireland and almost 390,000 across the UK. However, the estimated evasion rate remains steady at around 5%, as it has done for the last five years.
This means the vast majority of people, or 19 out of 20 households and businesses, are correctly licensed in accordance with the legal requirements.