Comment by seabass-labrax

> UK's other notoriously effective regulations like... checks clipboard ...TV licenses and the alcohol ban on public transport

I'm not quite sure what you are getting at with this, but I'd like to add some context for others.

There is no blanket restriction on alcohol consumption on public transport in the UK. Individual transport operators are allowed to prohibit drinking as a contractual requirement (very common for bus companies); alternatively, local councils can establish a bylaw to restrict it more generally. However, people can and do drink on the majority of British trains; some even sell alcoholic drinks on-board.

As for TV licences, the majority of households with residents who watch TV do indeed pay it. The evasion rate is estimated at around 10%: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-...