Petition to Stop Threatening Letters from TV Licensing!

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned about the distressing and intimidating letters that individuals across the country are receiving from TV licensing. We believe that this communication approach is unnecessary and causes unnecessary anxiety.

🚨 These letters use threatening language, creating fear and stress among recipients. We firmly believe that there are better ways for TV licensing to communicate with the public.
We call on TV licensing to reconsider their approach and adopt a more respectful and informative method of correspondence. By doing so, they can effectively communicate without causing undue stress and anxiety.
We propose the exploration of alternative communication methods, such as digital platforms and online.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

The requirements to have a TV Licence are set by the Government and Parliament, but decisions about communications regarding the TV Licence are a matter for the TV Licensing Authority (TVLA), which is operationally independent.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Abolish the TV licence and make the BBC a subscription channel: Abolish the TV licence and make the BBC a subscription channel

We could also accept a petition calling on the Government to decriminalise non-payment of the TV Licence fee, so that the TVLA cannot refer to criminal penalties in its correspondence.

Timeline

30 Oct 2023	Petition opened for signatures
8 Nov 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Nov 2023

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