Submitted by Kerrie Kelsall on Monday 3rd November 2025
Published on Friday 13th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 13th September 2026
Current Signatures: 164
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
BBC ~ Charged ~ Criminal ~ End ~ Face ~ Favour ~ FINES ~ fund ~ paying ~ Streaming services ~ Subscription ~ The BBC ~ TV ~ TV Licence ~ Watch
Decriminalise not having a TV licence
People should not face criminal charges or fines for not having a TV licence to pay for the BBC channels. People should have the right to opt out in favour of paying for their preferred subscription channels and streaming services.
End the criminalisation and fines for not having a TV licence. BBC should find other sources of funding the same as all other channels. Many of us don't watch BBC channels.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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