has any-one asked to see you're license?

i normally fish my local river where it says you need the river license to fish but the baliff hasn't gone down there for years so i dont bother to buy it plus the river isn't looked after at all and sometimes we have to take shears to cut the weeds down to even get close to the water.

When i go to lakes the baliffs there don't bother asking you if you have a rod license they just ask you to pay for a day ticket, i feel that most lake/river baliffs are just after money and that is why they dont ask if you have a rod license, some places (e.g my local river) dont look after the river and i think they should use the money we pay to make it better for anglers.

what are you're thought's about this?