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Petition · past parliament

Stop paying the BBC licence fee

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The TV Licence is no longer fit for purpose and should be abolished. It is unfair that one should hold one to watch Freeview channels or indeed subscription TV. The BBC should look at alternative methods of funding particularly as it is commonly felt there is a high level of bias.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Abolish the BBC television license.

Timeline

14 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Jun 2019

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