It simplifies the system.
It reduces the cost of the system.
It makes the system fairer.
It stops tying up the court system with minor "crimes".
It reduces the cost of administering the system
It makes for a more efficient system.
Scrap the TV licence.
Incorporate the cost of running the BBC into general taxation.
Remove the need for keeping a huge data base on TV licence holders.
Remove the need for a small army of TV licence inspectors.
Remove the unfair TV licence system where 8 students living in a house need 8 TV licences but a millionaire with 8 TVs in his house needs only one TV licence.
Remove the need for bringing licence fee evaders to court and tying up the court system needlessly with minor "crimes".