Why was television licencing taken away from the Post Office and a whole new network of pay stations set up?

Question

all over the country at enormous expense.In our town the paystation was given to the Co-Op next door to the Post Office,operated by people who had never done it before, meanwhile the Post office has lost valuable business.How sane is that?

Answer 1

and they have to keep closing the post offices because they're not being used enough (or so they say...)!!! maybe that's why they're doing it, they want to make post offices less useful so that they can close them easier!

most insane
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Answer 2

The BBC's contract with the Post Office ended towards the end of last year. The contract was put out to tender and the company 'Pay Point' won it fair and square. There is a Pay Point machine in nearly every convenience store in the UK. Sadly many rural Post Offices were (and still are) closing down so it was no longer a viable solution. Also you can pay practically every other bill under the sun (including Rent, Council Tax, Gas, Water etc) using Pay Point as well as buying your bread and milk etc. which makes it a fantastic convenience. Pay Point has been around for a good few years now and contrary to the 'great expense' you mentioned it is entirely up to the retailer to have the machine installed at cost to them. This money is then earned back via commission via the retailer. The machine uses an ISDN broadband line which have been available for a good few years now also. I don't work for Pay Point but I am the Manager of a shop that has one. Every single customer that uses the facility has had nothing but praise for it! Hope that answers your question!

Answer 3

It's foolish and counter productive. I guess the MPs must have all bough shares in Tesco and Asda. More and more village post offices are closing down and more and more money flows into the hands of big business.
I remember when the village I live in had a selection of proper shops, now it's all fast food take aways and a single big supermarket. At least we still have a butcher and a green grocer who have managed to hang on (partly by supplying caterers). If the post office goes too... it doesn't bear thinking about...

Answer 4

It's all about money. SSL who manage TV Licensing put the collection of licence fees out to tender, and Paypoint won as they put in a lower bid and are often open longer hours. They would prefer everyone to pay by direct debit as that's cheaper still.
They have done the same thing by putting pensions into the banks and DVLA are trying to get everyone to tax their cars online or by post.
The Post Office network will be virtually gone soon and everyone will then complain!

Answer 5

This is the definitive answer.

The Post Office team went to renew the contract but were told it was being passed to Pay Point.
I'm told they almost fainted because the business had being doing the job from the start.
Reason: Cost.
PayPoint do it for a fraction of the cost.

Sad but true.

Answer 6

It's another way for the government to have an excuse to close post offices. They make more money from the other ways of paying. They are scum and MUST be voted out, before they ruin every last vestige of our once great country.

Answer 7

It is nuts, but I'm sure that it was cheaper to collect like that. Lots of towns already had "Pay-Points". I've been paying my rent at these for a while now.

I feel so sorry for post offices though. They seem to be getting dumped on left right and centre.

Answer 8

The government is trying to shut the Post Office down,in an idiotic persuit of "modernisation"

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i think the Post office's days are numbered