Petition · past parliament

Decriminalise not having a television licence

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Why are we paying it???!!! Stop now or it will get worse. It currently costs just under 40p per day to watch a tv. Even if your not watching it daily. The price is fixed until march 2017. I propose the tv licence be axed.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We;re not sure whether you would like the TV licence to be axed, or whether you would like non-payment to be decriminalised.

Timeline

27 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.