I received a letter recently regarding my TV licence renewal.
I was surprised to be told that, at the age of 74, you can apply for a “short-term TV licence”, which is cheaper, and then a “free” licence on your 75th birthday.
It said: “Could you get a concession? Are you, or is someone you live with, 74 years old?”
As I am 75 years old in July, I am writing to ask for a refund from the full licence I paid for last year, when I was 74.
How many people are aware of this concession for 74-year-olds?
There could be hundreds of thousands, or more, unaware of this reduced licence fee.
Many people have family living with them who are in their 70s and unaware of this concession and a free licence at 75.
BOB KNIGHT, Webbs Close, Wolvercote
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