Petition · past parliament

Stop the BBC licence fee

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

why should the British public continue to pay a draconian licence fee for BBC Channel's when the rest of the world can access them for free? Instead the British public should only pay for a TV licence allowing each household up to 5 TV sets and the money go to the Government not the BBC.
Only the BBC benefits from a the licence fee, either all broadcasters should benefit or the fee should go to the Government as this is fair to all and online with other countries.

Why it was rejected

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

If you would like the TV licence to be abolished, you might like to sign and share this petition:

Revoke the TV licence using legislation

Timeline

7 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2020

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