Originally Posted by
Circumknowitall
Apparently its as high as 1 in 10 cases before magistrates courts, with around 160,000 cases a year
That does represent about 10% of the annual caseload - last quarter was just over 400K matters for all the English and Welsh Mags Courts. That said, I don't think I've seen a TV licence case for over half a year. Many don't attend and achieve a large fine in their absence. It tends to be a mornings work for a single court.