Research by Digital UK has revealed three million households have yet to make the switch from analogue TV to the new digital television platform.
The worst offenders, or 'digital dawdlers', are the over-55 age group according to the broadcaster funded Digital UK group.
Switchover is being phased in on a regional basis over the next few years, starting with the Borders and ending in London and the south-east in 2012. Without access to digital TV viewers will be left with no television signal at all.
Dave Holes, head of Which? electronics research, said, 'There are still parts of the country that cannot receive a Freeview signal so it's not surprising that some people have not made the switch yet. However, it's clear that some people who could switch have chosen not to do so and will need further convincing over the next few years - but there's still plenty of time.'
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