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Petition · past parliament

Scrap the BBC tv licence fee

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

With the today’s news of charging over 75’s to watch live tv, now is the time to have a full review and public consultation of the value of a tv licence, in the eyes of the public.
Tv has evolved beyond recognition since the tax was introduced. A lot of people do not even watch the BBC on live broadcast or online. The BBC is not even relevant anymore, especially in the younger amongst us. Time for a rethink,

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

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.