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How long until the License Fee is dropped?

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/03/2026 22:07

I reckon by the end of this year, it will begin being phased out.

I am sad about it.

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smallglassbottle · 30/03/2026 22:34

Just think of all the people that will be saved from unnecessary harassment by the stars who can't keep their paws to themselves. Not to mention, no more insufferably smug presenters.

ProudAmberTurtle · 30/03/2026 22:33

I'll be sad because the BBC used to be good but it's an irrelevance these days.

It lost me the moment it started saying men could get pregnant.

Changingplace · 30/03/2026 22:33

mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/03/2026 22:07

I reckon by the end of this year, it will begin being phased out.

I am sad about it.

They’re just about to agree a new charter, which will be announced by the end of the year and Lisa Nandy has agreed it’ll cone without the need to review the existence of the charter every ten years so this is utterly unlikely.

PottingBench · 30/03/2026 22:31

randomchap · 30/03/2026 22:14

It'll be a massive loss to Britain's soft power and culture

Murdock and his cronies will be delighted.

Agreed.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/03/2026 22:31

Oh no, I wouldn't be agreeable to having an extra paid tierd content! Either everything is included in the fee or theres no fee.

I would cancel in that case.

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latetothefisting · 30/03/2026 22:30

According to their most recent consultation (closed a week or two ago) they don't seem to have any thoughts of dropping it - if anything the options seemed to be either making it compulsory rather than opt-in (not entirely sure how they could legally enforce that) or having a netflix type monthly service for premium content that people could pay for in addition to the license fee (pisstake imho!).

I haven't had a license since moving into my current house a decade ago. If they changed to an easier model where you could opt in and out on a monthly basis I would have subscribed a few times.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/03/2026 22:28

RampantIvy · 30/03/2026 22:26

I'm pretty sure that BBC Bitesize helped DD do well in her English literature GCSE. She memorised all the possible answers for war poetry.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/03/2026 22:23

Agree it will be huge. The amount that the bbc does for Britain

Yes it isnt perfect but its bloody close

Just thinking of how much bbc bitesize helped me as a kid. How much dd loves hey duggee and bluey.

Would be an insane loss

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I'm pretty sure that BBC Bitesize helped DD do well in her English literature GCSE. She memorised all the possible answers for war poetry.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 30/03/2026 22:23

randomchap · 30/03/2026 22:14

It'll be a massive loss to Britain's soft power and culture

Murdock and his cronies will be delighted.

Agree it will be huge. The amount that the bbc does for Britain

Yes it isnt perfect but its bloody close

Just thinking of how much bbc bitesize helped me as a kid. How much dd loves hey duggee and bluey.

Would be an insane loss

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Fiosgrass · 30/03/2026 22:21

randomchap · 30/03/2026 22:14

It'll be a massive loss to Britain's soft power and culture

Murdock and his cronies will be delighted.

The abolishment of the licence fee will be a massive loss?!

randomchap · 30/03/2026 22:14

It'll be a massive loss to Britain's soft power and culture

Murdock and his cronies will be delighted.

smallglassbottle · 30/03/2026 22:12

Don't get excited. They'll likely include it as a tax that every household will be expected to pay. Possibly bolted on to the council tax bill. This is what happens in some other countries.

SingleSexSpacesInSchools · 30/03/2026 22:09

Sooner the better.

it’s a tax we don’t consent to.

those who want to pay for the BBC can do the same way we do for Netflix.

I believe in the principles of the BBC, but they have let us down time and time and time and time again…..

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2188494/bbc-news-backlash-dog-friendly-spaces

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/bbc-issues-statement-after-controversial-anti-migrant-extremism-storyline-in-new-drama-sparks-fury/ar-AA1ZewzB

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bbc-spouting-gender-nonsense-again-170408396.html

it’s all social engineering rubbish. At least dating naked or love island is honest.