Petition · past parliament
Change the BBC licence fee system to a subscription based system.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Given the current availability of media through internet and the increasingly large number of TV stations, not many people watch the BBC, but they still have a pay a hefty annual licence for a service they do not use. This is not fair. The TV licence is an archaic concept. It needs to be modernised.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Aug 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.