Roughly 10% of Scots don't pay their TV licence according to new research which indicates that Scotland has the highest proportion of households evading the fee.
10% of households in Scotland avoid paying the £150.50 annual fee compared to 6% of England and Wales.
READ MORE: New BBC Scotland channel to have its own 'Question Time', and major documentary about the Independence Referendum
The Times reported that the number of people failing to pay the fee in Scotland rose sharply since 2014 with the overall “evasion rate” in the UK rising from five per cent to seven per cent last year.
In total, 1.9 million households are thought to be avoiding paying the fee.
While there is no indication for why the fee is avoided in Scotland, there has been criticism for the BBC over political coverage and claims that not enough Scottish content is shown.
The Scottish Government has repeatedly called for more money raised in Scotland to be spent in the country.
READ MORE: BBC licence fee to rise from April
Next month a new digital channel will launch in Scotland with the channel hosting its own version of Question Time, as well as broadcast documentaries on the 2014 Independence Referendum and the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament.
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