To think that as the main Netflix account holder...

[Netflixwoes]

... There should be a setting to override the other leechers viewers from watching if the main account holder wants to watch?

Eg. Main account holder signs in, and instead of us getting the "Too many people watching" message, it's transferred to the other people, and we automatically get access?

I was paying for 4 screens at a time, but at £13.99 a month I've had enough. I've now selected the basic plan at £5.99/month, so I know that the three other profiles on my account will probably stop me from watching, as I'm pretty sure they all watch it heavily every day. I KNOW I'm probably being unreasonable because I should just a) ask them to contribute to the premium 4 screen plan or b) show some tough love and sign out of all devices and quickly log in to claim my victory whenever I want to watch something. But in reality I'm a shy wallflower

AIBU to think that Netflix should give the main account holder this ultimate power?

So basically you pay for 3 other people to watch netflix while you go without. Sorry but thats bonkers. Change the password.

Within the household fine, outside, plain madness.

Would you lend your mobile phone and data and go without?

This happens to me all the time. If it does I just log in desktop and then you can Chuck the users off

My brother and I share an account. I'm main account holder so the deal is I and DD can be watching it at the same time, and brother can have the 3rd screen, but if he wants to let my mum watch at the same time he checks with me (if its after DDs bedtime I don't mind) or he gives up his screen.

He pays for the extra screen though is talking about giving me more so we can upgrade to 4 screens.

If the relatives are your partner/kids yabu.

Anyone else Yanbu to tell them then change password.

@wasthataburp I did not know that was a thing! Interesting.

"We leech our friends Netflix but with the proviso that if that ever happens to them they’ll message and ask us to stop watching so they can"

Yeah, but then your friend feels a dick doing this so just shuts up and puts up like the OP is doing.

I ended up with a couple of leeches so I cancelled Netflix and told them we were cutting back. Got Now TV for a month instead, was a nice change and now I'm back on Netflix minus the leeches.

Why don't you just message them. Tell them you are dropping your subscription level as it was gone too expensive. Which also means that you can no longer share your account.
Can never understand why people cannot have a simple conversation. Honestly, just grow the fuck up!