The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more
Apple is set to halve its longstanding 30 percent app commission fee for small developers and businesses. The tech giant announced its new App Store Small Business Program that cuts the fee to 15 percent for those who generated less than $1 million sales in the previous calendar year. The initiative is set to launch … Read more
Apple is set to halve its longstanding 30 percent app commission fee for small developers and businesses. The tech giant announced its new App Store Small Business Program that cuts the fee to 15 percent for those who generated less than $1 million sales in the previous calendar year. The initiative is set to launch … Read more
Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed amid fears bailiffs will target the elderly Ministers have postponed a move to decriminalise non-payment of licence fee The alternative would be a switch to a civil rather than a criminal system There are concerns this could be worse as … Read more
‘Merry Christmas from PayPal’: Irregular users of the payments platform will be charged a £12 ‘inactivity fee’ from 16 December – but it’s easy to avoid PayPal will start charging some customers an inactivity fee The US-based company said it will not be closing inactive accounts There are ways you can act now and avoid … Read more
Moped crash woman’s court victory could spark £2bn of claims against ‘no win, no fee’ law firms By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 October 2020 A moped rider’s High Court victory could spark more than £2 billion of claims against ‘no win, no … Read more
The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more
A moped rider has won a landmark court battle with a ‘no win, no fee’ legal firm who charged her £1,780 for her successful £1,530 compensation claim – and which could now spark ‘£2.5billion’ of similar actions. The new ruling came after accident victim Darya Belsner, 32, took her case – launched after she was … Read more
The Culture Secretary has suggested TV licence fee evasion won’t be decriminalised because he does not want to send a signal that it is legitimate to not pay the TV licence. Oliver Dowden made the comment to MPs as the Government prepares to publish its response to a consultation on decriminalisation. It had been reported the … Read more
Tim Davie, the BBC’s new director general, was it seems, too high and mighty to respond to the hundreds of letters we recently handed over from pensioners unhappy about the Corporation’s decision to get the over-75s to pay for a TV licence. Here, we answer the questions the public-funded broadcaster would rather you did not … Read more