Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Give the option to opt out of receiving BBC channels and TV licence bills.

When TV's were first introduced the technology was expensive & limited, therefore licences helped TV networks, at the time this was acceptable.

Today we have more options & technology has moved on, yet we are forced to pay for a TV channel that we may not watch or use, it's extortionate.

More details

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/foi-legal-framework-AB16

https://www.moneywise.co.uk/news/2019-02-04/tv-licence-fee-set-to-rise-number-viewers-cancelling-increases-to-over-860000

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/264185

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