National Pensioners Convention Apr 1 2 min Letter to Lord Botham / Over 75s free TV licence The NPC General Secretary, Jan Shortt, has written to Lord Botham regarding the free TV licence for over 75s. You can read and download...
National Pensioners Convention Mar 23 3 min No BBC ‘enforcement letters’ - but what happens in 2022? No BBC ‘enforcement letters’ - but what happens in 2022? And over 75s still intimidated by TV licence fee reminders The National...
National Pensioners Convention Feb 16 4 min Letters to and about the BBC The NPC General Secretary Jan Shortt has written to the new Chairman of the Board of the BBC and a right of reply letter to the editor...
National Pensioners Convention Oct 27, 2020 2 min BBC to consult NPC after over 75s free licence summit with new Director General Tim Davie The BBC will meet with the National Pensioners Convention to better understand issues around a raft of concerns affecting the UK’s oldest...
National Pensioners Convention Sep 8, 2020 3 min NPC calls on BBC boss Tim Davie to halt means-testing and pursuit of over 75’s for TV licence The National Pensioners’ Convention is calling on new BBC Director General Tim Davie to review the corporation’s decision to means-test...
National Pensioners Convention Sep 8, 2020 3 min Tim Davie, BBC Director General The NPC has written to Tim Davie, BBC Director General. It is available to download and read below. Dear Mr. Davie, Re Free TV licences...
National Pensioners Convention Aug 10, 2020 2 min Scam Alerts The NPC are sharing just some of the latest scams with regards to TV Licensing, Test & Trace and COVID-19. Please be ever vigilant and see t
National Pensioners Convention Aug 6, 2020 5 min TV Licence Campaign - Letter Response In June, Jan Shortt, NPC General Secretary, wrote to the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, and the Secretary of State for...
National Pensioners Convention Aug 4, 2020 1 min TV LICENSING LETTERS From today the BBC are sending out a letter and application form with regards to the over 75's free TV licence. The NPC would like, as...
National Pensioners Convention Aug 2, 2020 1 min TV LICENCE CAMPAIGN MESSAGE Please see the below message from Jan Shortt, NPC General Secretary I want to thank everyone who has taken part in our TV licence...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 29, 2020 2 min NPC protesters across UK tear up their TV licences The National Pensioners’ Convention staged ‘pensioner protests’ across the UK today (30th July) in an 11th hour bid to save the free TV...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 28, 2020 3 min TV LICENCE PROTESTS NPC members take to streets for 11th hour socially-distanced demos over axing of free TV licences Britain’s biggest campaign group for...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 26, 2020 2 min Last ditch bid to save over 75's free TV licence The National Pensioners’ Convention will protest outside Downing Street* and BBC offices on Thursday over the axing of free TV licences...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 22, 2020 4 min Boris Promised The NPC is continuing to campaign against the cruel decision to end the free TV licence for all over 75's from the 1st August. This...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 12, 2020 4 min A Call to Arms The NPC is sending out a Call To Arms over the cruel decision to axe the over 75s TV licence from 1st August. Jan Shortt, NPC General...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 12, 2020 3 min NPC urges million members to flood Prime Minister’s social media over TV licence axe The UK’s largest campaigning organisation for older people is calling on its million-plus members to show the government how angry they...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 9, 2020 3 min Switched Off Yesterday the BBC annouced that it is to go ahead with a plan to end free TV licences for most over-75s, after a two-month delay because...
National Pensioners Convention Jul 9, 2020 1 min Letter Response The NPC has received a response from Sir David Clementi, Chair of the board of the BBC. Read the response.
National Pensioners Convention Jun 21, 2020 3 min PM & BBC must find long term solution to free TV licences for oldest & most vulnerable The NPC is appealing to the Prime Minister and the BBC to look beyond another extension of the free TV licence for over 75’s and seek a...
National Pensioners Convention Jun 21, 2020 1 min OVER 75's TV LICENCE The NPC has written once again to the DCMS and the Prime Minister regarding the TV licence. A templated letter for you to write to your...
National Pensioners Convention Jun 7, 2020 1 min Letters The NPC has written a letter to Lord Foulkes and received a response to our letter from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
National Pensioners Convention Jun 5, 2020 1 min TV Licensing The NPC has written a briefing paper about TV Licensing and the enforcement process.
National Pensioners Convention Feb 5, 2020 1 min OVER 75's TV LICENCE The NPC has written to every MP asking them to think of their oldest constituents and ask the Government to take responsibility for...