Petition · past parliament
Debate scrapping the television licence fee and discuss other funding options.
Closed
60 signatures
What the petition asks
We currently pay £147 per year for a TV licence, the bulk of which goes to the BBC, very little BBC programming these days is of the quality expected, please debate in the Commons with regards scrapping this fee and discuss more viable funding options.
Timeline
| 4 Apr 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Oct 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
60
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Apr 2018
Closed
4 Oct 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.