Petition · past parliament

Scrap BBC TV Licence fee as they are well able to raise the funds by other means

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As A free TV Licence will only be available to households with someone over 75 who receives Pension Credit from June 2020, the BBC has announced.
It is thought more than three million pensioners will now have to pay the fee
If the Government require this service they should pay the BBC directly.
As the elderly have served their time and should be supported by us the population.

I'm sure the BBC can get their funding elsewhere instead of being Molly coddled by the state and public

At least you could let them watch tv while their freezing to death, OUTRAGEOUS!

This would be the straw that broke the camel's back.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

10 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jun 2019

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