POLL OF THE DAY: Do you still pay your TV licence fee?
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Published: 07:00 EDT, 22 July 2026 \| Updated: 07:03 EDT, 22 July 2026
TV licence fee income has fallen by more than £1billion in real terms in the last decade, with half a million people stopping paying for one in the latest financial year.
But the BBC said licence sales performed 'very strongly' during the World Cup after it displayed a QR code during matches with the message: 'Buy a TV Licence'.
New BBC boss Matt Brittin said last month that he was 'open to all options' and pushing for a mandatory 'household levy' to replace the optional licence.
A household levy would mean everyone pays a mandatory fee to the BBC regardless of whether people watch or listen to its programmes - but critics have raised questions over being made to pay for a service they might not actually be using.
The licence fee price increased to £180 a year from April 1, up from £174.50. But do you still pay it? Have your say in the Daily Mail’s latest poll below.
Once you’ve cast your vote, click here for our group chat where you can discuss it further.
In yesterday's poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Can John Healey reverse Britain's economic woes as Chancellor?' Out of more than 7,000 votes, 80 per cent of you said 'no' and 20 per cent said 'yes'.