Big events, such as the Queen's funeral and England football matches, mean public service broadcasters ITV and BBC still dominate the charts when it comes to the most-watched programmes - but generally, viewers are turning to other sources of entertainment.
If you tell them you don’t need a license they stop sending letters. I’ve never had this problem and I’ve not had a TV license at any time since I became an adult. I’ve only had to let them know when I’ve moved. No spam mail in ~15 years.
I’m not really bothered about the letters. I should not have to write to a private company to let them know I don’t require their services. I don’t need to write to Samsung letting them know I’m not going to buy their phone this year. TV Licencing is not the government, they are a private company harassing people into paying them.
You don’t need to write to them. You do it on their site. 3 minutes effort and no more letters. I’m in favour of abolishing the license fee but refusing to just let them know is a weird hill to die on.
I hate how they send these threatening letters trying to frighten people into paying. If they were more neutral I wouldn’t care half as much and I’d just fill in their form. I find it kinda funny that they continue to send these threats and make it sound like I’m on the verge of a lawsuit… for years and years on end. I despise their deceptive strategy, so I’m not going to play along.