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Petition · past parliament

Stop forcing population to pay for the BBC.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to all available multi media platform I can honestly say I no longer watch any programs on BBC. It's a unjust tax on us all.never mind on our ageing population.
Governments funding withdrawal for pensioners.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jun 2019

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