Does nobody object to their partnership with Capita?
I think the letters that their hired bullies send with threats of doorstep visits, fines and prosecution are absolutely appalling. They are worded to deliberately intimidate, threaten and upset the recipient. I’m pretty confident about what the license covers and why I don’t need one - but these letters also hit the doormats of the elderly, vulnerable, those with mental illness etc.
And by the way, those prosecuted are disproportionately women.
I object to this massively and every time they try to get a license out of me, I write a letter of complaint about it, pointing out that the people frightened into paying for something they possibly don’t need are likely the most vulnerable. They never care. I usually get a “sorry you feel this way” type response.
They have never visited me (possibly because as a parting shot I comment that they are welcome to visit me if they wish, but they won’t be granted entry if it’s not at my convenience).
I do like their podcasts, and their children’s content is good. But it’s a matter of principle for me. If they ever change to a model similar to streaming services - opt in to access the content, pay monthly, cancel without penalty - then I’d sign right up.
For those worrying about flipping onto live TV, if you or your children have a games console you can install streaming apps on there. For certain apps (eg Netflix) there isn’t a live terrestrial TV option, so no need to worry. We usually access streaming services through the PS5 and while we do have eg 4oD (I forget what the modern name is, showing my age now!) I’ve never accidentally accessed live terrestrial TV. It doesn’t come on by default, you have to scroll into and access a different part of the app for that.