UK households urged to come forward for BBC TV Licence discount worth £169

UK households are reducing their BBC TV Licence bills from £169 to £0 thanks to Martin Lewis' advice. One TikTok creator has gone viral after sharing the way he reduced his BBC TV Licence bill from the average rate to nil this year.

Chris Cork, known as chriscork89 on TikTok, explained: "Martin Lewis, money saving expert, issues urgent message to anyone who pays for a TV licence. Now there are some instances in which you don't need to pay for the TV licence at all.

"For example, you don't need one for the likes of Netflix, Disney+ or Amazon Prime Video. So basically, On Demand. You also don't need one for Youtube, or to watch DVDs." He continued: "A lot of people don't pay it, including myself, because I do not wach live TV. I couldn't get my head around why I'd actually been paying for it.

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"There are many people who shouldn't be paying it. Make sure, if you're not watching, don't you pay for the service if you're not watching live TV. If you only watch what I've just read out, you don't need to be paying for a TV licence. Save your money because, guess what, it's going up again this year."

Replying to the TikTok user, one person said: "I only pay for it so I can watch Eastenders." Another wrote: "Just cancelled mine, after thinking about it for months." A third replied: "I stopped paying and cancelled it, even got a refund."

Another said: "I work as a TV licence officer. There are lots of people who don't pay, and are so rude when you go to the door." Mr Lewis previously explained you don't need a TV licence to view streaming platforms and encouraged state pensioners to reduce their outgoings.

The 52-year-old Money Saving Expert explained how those aged 75 or above who get Pension Credit, or those who are visually impaired or live in residential care, could be entitled to a free or reduced-rate licence.