Petition · past parliament

Get the to BBC reconsider reinstating the 75+ free TV Licence.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Right now the UK is currently set on a journey where we don't know what the outcome will be and how it will affect us, however what we shouldn't be doing whilst on this journey is making the vulnerable more vulnerable and to suffer further hardship.
The elderly shouldn't have to pay for a BBC licence when they're already classed as vulnerable and certainly not be expected to pay when a prisoner has the ability to watch TV daily without a fee, under the Taxpayers money, Shouldn't we be generous to those in society that have paved the way for the new generations to come and not those that break the law?

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

11 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jun 2019

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