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Suspect more obvious factors are that men are far less likely to be home during the daytime when inspectors visit, and also more likely to admit they've had a TV for years or let the inspector in if he asks nicely...

(FWIW I'm had a visit shortly after I'd moved in with five other guys before, and avoided prosecution by simply asking how to pay...)

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I suspect it's more likely that the inspectors see women as a soft touch and lower risk and more easily intimidated and less prone to violence.

In the same way ticket inspectors on trains ask people in suits for tickets but avoid asking the 6ft tall roadmen.

This is my theory. My relatives wouldn’t have a clue whether they were lying about being some official inspector and saying they’re allowed to inspect, and they would probably be scared of either an official looking, or bailiff looking person telling them this.

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