Del Boy thriving on £1billion black market in pubs
A new survey says there is roaring trade with £1billion pounds changing hands in Britain's pubs - trouble is the money is not going to licensees.
New 'research' by Halifax Bank suggests there is a black market of illegal goods changing hands in pubs and clubs which the company says is worth £1billion.
Their survey found Del Boy is doing well with around 12% of the people they asked admitting they had bought items such as DVDs, jewellery or electrical goods in a pub.
Two-thirds said they would knowingly buy stolen goods -even if they had been taken from someone's home.
Only one in five asked where the goods came from and 49% said they would not report it to the police.
Men were said to be twice as likely to buy illegally as women, with 17% admitting they had done so, compared with 8% of women.
A Halifax Home Insurance spokeswoman said: "Millions of Britons may be unwittingly fuelling a cycle of theft by making it easy for burglars to resell their products in pubs and bars.
"People should be aware that this is not a victimless crime, their pursuit of a bargain is part of the reason burglary remains a widespread social problem."
