A mother-of-two has described her relief after she finally passed her driving test following 17 attempts behind the wheel. Blessing Platinum-Williams, 31, first took her driving test in 2008 before repeatedly failing more than a dozen times in 12 years. The ‘relieved’ mother-of-two was finally handed a pass last month after embarking on an intensive … Read more
Pensioners who are angry at BBC plans to strip over-75s of free TV licence say they will go to jail rather than pay the fee Pensioners say they would rather risk going to jail than pay for the licence fee They delayed the move, initially for June, because of the coronavirus pandemic But campaigners are want … Read more
Courts could become clogged up with pensioners who get prosecuted for failing to pay their BBC licence fee, warn MPs and campaigners Some over-75s revolting against the fee change say they are willing to risk prison The BBC is prepared to spend £38million chasing down pensioners for payments 1.5million households claiming pension credit are eligible … Read more
The BBC is putting tens of millions of pounds towards chasing pensioners for their license fee payments as the corporation has said it plans to ‘enforce the law’. And bailiffs could even be sent into the homes to seize and sell their possessions if ministers decide to support replacing the criminal sanction for licence-fee evasion … Read more
Ten-page licence fee documents for over-75s are too ‘long and complex’, charity warns BBC Older viewers are likely to start receiving the ten-page letters from today Age UK said letter do not make it clear when the elderly will be demanded to pay Age UK criticised the switch as ‘complex’ and said the letters were ‘quite long’ … Read more
Pensioners are encouraged to send bank statements to prove they are entitled to a free TV licence under controversial new scheme BBC introduced scheme which means millions of over-75s have to pay for TV Only those who receive pension credit are still entitled to a free TV licence Pensioners told they could hand over bank … Read more
Half a million over-75s face missing out on free TV licence because they don’t claim pension credit they are entitled to By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:05 BST, 21 July 2020 More than 500,000 households are at risk of losing out on free TV licences, … Read more
Over-75s can still get a free TV licence if they quality for pension credit – and thousands have already successfully applied The BBC postponed axing free licences due to the coronavirus outbreak The Government withdrew funding for them in June Broadcaster’s licensing body has promised purchasing will be ‘Covid-19 safe’ By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk … Read more
The BBC’s plan to scrap free TV licences for the over-75s has been launched into chaos as the system used by 4.5million pensioners to pay their levy before August 1 is already unable to meet demand due to coronavirus staff cuts. The corporation announced this morning that more than three million households face paying the £157.50 … Read more
Boris Johnson has today described the BBC’s plan to scrap TV licences for the over-75s as the ‘wrong decision’, but said he will not intervene. The corporation announced this morning that more than three million households face paying the £157.50 fee next month after controversial plans to end free licences for pensioners over the age threshold … Read more