TV licence fee to rise by from April – official MSE News discussion

wild666

Could we see some cancelling the DD in March 2024 then taking out a new licence for £159 with a one off payment? That's a possibility then they can evaluate paying for another licence in March 2025.
Personally I think we'll see a load of cancelled DD and licences and people taking a chance they won't be caught watching without a licence, there could be lots of closed curtains and blinds from people watching without a licence.

wild666

Cornucopia said:

Petriix said:

Is it worth cancelling in March (can you get a refund?) then getting my partner to apply for a new one in their name? 

AFAIK, there's no value in doing this - the monthly DD cost, and the quarterly cost will simply be pro-rata to the annual cost as it applies across the time period you have a Licence for.

If you've paid annually, then cancelling would cost you more, I would have thought.

It could work out cheaper if the other person makes a one off payment of £159 in March then they can revaluate the payment in 10 months or so as to whether to pay for another 12 months