Petition · past parliament
End the TV licence and sell the BBC
Closed
218 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to end the TV licence and sell the BBC, so it is operated commercially.
We believe the TV Licence is an out-dated scheme. A lot of people disagree with the way the BBC is run and would rather it was sold and operated commercially.
A lot of houses don't have TVs but if they have a mobile phone or laptop they use to watch live broadcasts they need have to have a TV Licence, even if they don't watch BBC programmes, which is what most of the TV Licence goes to fund.
A lot of houses don't have TVs but if they have a mobile phone or laptop they use to watch live broadcasts they need have to have a TV Licence, even if they don't watch BBC programmes, which is what most of the TV Licence goes to fund.
Timeline
| 11 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
218
Status
Closed
Opened
11 Apr 2022
Closed
25 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.