Rejected petition Hold a national referendum on the Television license fee

The Television license fee is compulsory for almost all UK households who watch any program online or on TV, We want a referendum held within 2 years to give the people of the United Kingdom the choice on its future.

Should the TV license be scrapped? Yes/No

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2017/18 data shows that 25,836,495 households pay the TV license fee,
15.1m Households in the U.K. Use Pay TV services such as Sky & Virgin, 15.4m households use streaming services such as Netflix & Amazon Prime (BARB survey data)

We are paying over the odds for Television & wish for a referendum to be held on the TV licence fee

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Date submitted 20 July 2019
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