Petition · past parliament
Force the BBC to scrap the licence fee in favour of funding from advertisements.
Closed
96 signatures
What the petition asks
Since the 1940's the BBC have used scare tactics and in some cases, harassment to enforce the issuing of its TV licence fee on members of the general public. We would like for them to stop these tactics and obtain funding through advertisements like all other freeview channels.
http://goo.gl/Vi8jgg - BBC using bullying tactics.
http://goo.gl/Q8uqAS - BBC loses rights to host Olympic broadcasts.
http://goo.gl/wehWFk - BBC propaganda about licence fee.
http://goo.gl/LTvSIy - Sentencing inequality in courts.
http://goo.gl/vE5fJd - 60% of Brits prefer the ad supported model.
http://goo.gl/Q8uqAS - BBC loses rights to host Olympic broadcasts.
http://goo.gl/wehWFk - BBC propaganda about licence fee.
http://goo.gl/LTvSIy - Sentencing inequality in courts.
http://goo.gl/vE5fJd - 60% of Brits prefer the ad supported model.
Timeline
| 4 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Sep 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
96
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Mar 2016
Closed
4 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.