Should the TELEVISION LICENCE be scrapped, in the UK?

genius

HAHAHAHA, yup Britain is much more queer than I thought.

Mr Jack Hackett

its worth paying the fee so we dont have to see all the ******* adverts we have to see on sky!!

NUFC_4_LIFE

Yes cos the Beeb arent producing the high quality TV the licence is for, they arent just using it for TV purposes they are using it make their internet service the best in the world, the TV licence as in the name is for television purposes only!

needanswers

yep
oh did you know if you live is a mobile home you don't pay lol
and if your 70 years old
the bbc do advetise tho
thats what makes me sick
watch eastenders in the vic
you see becks in bottles and cokeacola

teemacsee

Watch numerous repeated ads. or pay your license,take your choice.I like ads.4 minutes to go get a drink or whatever.

taxi

NO!!!! i LIe the BBC, and they might not want to become independent, or they won't be able to afford it.

sarah e

I always feel like people should have an option of using and therefore paying for it, or opting out, with the channel then being blocked somehow. Its a very high price to pay, especially as the BBC paychecks are notoriously high!!!

knowitall

Did you know that if you have a mobile phone with Tv capability then you need a Tv licence even if you dont have any other receiving equipment in your home.
Yes folks, the telly tax is for the receiving equipment regardless what channel you watch.

I say keep the BBC commercial free..
I hate commercial radio.

katie

The TV license is just another thing the great British public pay for, due to the simple reason that they were told to!
It's amazing how we all bow to Government demands on the ridiculous taxes and charges they impose. Some of them are totally unjustified (if not most of them), and I'm sure many of them are unnecessary and if the fat cats of the Government weren't driving around in their jags, they would save enough dosh to abolish many of them!!!!!

trucker

absolutely, whats more is that the bbc is political, and one has to pay for their keep.even though one might not agree with their policies.

Barrie G

Yes.The BBC should have to work for it's income like the other channels whether it be subscription or advertising.
There is simply no excuse for the BBC to be funded the way it is now, which is simply a means by which the government can keep control of who runs it and therefore indirectly controls it's output.
This is not the way broadcasting should be in a true, free democracy.

Joe N

I like the BBC because it takes broadcasting, and the benefits of it, so seriously. Look at the BBC website (one of the best and popular sites in the world) and look at the ITV website (never been there? didn't think so). It just wouldn't do all these things if they had to be justified by revenue.

richard_beckham2001

Yes it should be, they should fund the channel with adverts and sponsors like other channels do.

Don't Panic

I personally think that the BBC does a great job in many ways- a world class news service, quality and innovative comedy and drama, documentaries, Saturday Kitchen, excellent radio services and of course the website.

Where I do understand what people don't like about the BBC is when they do derivative property and reality shows (Strictly Come Dance Fever Two of Us Maria anyone?) and fill BBC Three's schedule with repeats of Two Pints of Lager when they own half of UK Gold for this purpose.

Though I don't think that the Licence Fee should be scrapped I think the public should have more power to ask them to stop programmes like those listed above. We all pay for it, so shouldn't we have a say in what's on it?

I don't think scrapping the licence fee is an option. I think it would end up like Channel 4 and be forced to run money making programmes like Big Brother and bought-in US shows which would fund, but not as many, remit fulfilling programmes.

Chris B

I'd prefer not to watch BBC TV than pay for a licence.

skip

It has been several years since the BBC has provided the public service it is mandated to. It is now no different to any other broadcaster. It is an unapologetic supporter of the government. In the old days, it used to report the facts. It could be trusted. That is no longer the case. It follows that it should have to fund its operations like any other commercial enterprise.

SilverSongster

I have to say I resent having to pay for the privelege of watching a lot of what is essentially rubbish when I can get rubbish for free on the other three channels!

However, although I do agree that I think the BBC would do well to find a way of funding themselves beyond the outmoded TV tax they impose, remember that they do also provide a VERY good website and lots of free, quality radio stations, all funded by the TV licence. I for one appreciate the refreshing lack of advertising moguls blaring their wares on the BBC's tv and radio stations.

PSAF

No, it shouldn't or else all we would get is a diet of 'reality' (read sh1t) TV and that's about it.

All the decent programming the BBC does on radio and now on BBC3 and BBC4 now the other two channels are almost exclusively dedicated to dross, would never get made.

Mea

YES YES YES YES, its a joke that we have to pay it for the bbc

Just passing the time!

i agree!

wayne319059

yes it should be scrapped. Â£131 for repeated programmes what a con!!!!

elaine692981

Yes, if you have the power then scrap it, along with everything else we have to pay licence/taxes for. We work four weeks for three weeks pay in UK.

Karen

Yes. You also need a licence for watching TV programmes on your computer....................
.thanks to the BBC!
What is it for? And how can a telly tax be justified in an era of multi-channel TV? Todayâ€™s BBC is more concerned with building an empire of unwatched digital channels funded by Joe Public,BBC3 show continues repeats!!! They rake in the money from the licence fee before we even begin to tot up the millions they make from merchandising, lucrative sponsorship deals and overseas sales. And yet you have to search long and hard for quality broadcasting. BBC educational shows are either dumbed down or tucked away out of sight on BBC4. Their mass entertainment is laughable!!!!!!

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