Petition · past parliament

Scrap the outdated TV licence for everyone.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To scrap the outdated way the BBC are funded with the public’s hard earned money by having to pay for a TV licence.The BBC need to look at other ways to fund itself.
With the pandemic of covid19 here for the foreseeable future.And so many out of work the licence is an unwanted burden we can ill afford.The government have a responsibility to help the public in as many ways as possible.By scrapping the TV licence this puts extra cash into peoples pockets without any extra funding from the governments purse strings..The BBC need to stand on its own two feet with finding other ways to fund itself.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

26 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
12 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Feb 2021

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