Rejected petition Remove the TV licence fee and introduce a subscription charge.

Allow people a choice to subscribe to live tv where you currently require a tv licence to watch. Make viewing like other channels eg. Netflix, Disney Channel, Amazon Prime. If you choose to watch them then you pay a subscription fee. Get rid of the TV licence fee.

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To give the consumers more control and choice over what they watch on tv and what they are charged for.

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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Scrap the BBC TV Licence & replace funding with adverts or paywall
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727365

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Date submitted 11 November 2025
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