Petition · past parliament
We ask to cancel the TV licensing fee and make the BBC subscription only.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
The law says we must purchase a TV licence to watch live TV of any station, or BBC i-player. It's an unfair monopoly to other TV channels and unfair to expect viewers to fund a channel they may not watch. It's archaic. BBC News is increasingly biased and we do not wish to fund it any longer.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.