Now he has teamed up with 27 members of the House of Lords to pen a letter to Mr Davie – sent to the corporation yesterday – urging him to resolve the matter.
It highlights the plight of 96-year-old Second World War veteran Frank Ashleigh who has received intimidating letters from TV Licensing.
Mr Ashleigh recently said: “The BBC couldn’t care less what I did for my country. It just wants the money. It’s disgusting.”
The peers’ letter to Mr Davie states: “It is beyond doubt these payment demands are causing immense distress. We recognise this is not your objective and that some efforts have been made to mitigate the impact.
Mr Welch convinced his uncle s building society to refund the cash on the basis that the amount charged on the direct debit was wrong.
But still upset at the BBC s attitude Mr Welch decided to issue a court summons for the interest owed on the debt - totalling £350.
He explained: It is offensive for the BBC to hang on to this money. It is the principle. I asked them to repay eight per cent in interest on the £1,000 they had taken, but they told me the onus was on my uncle to tell them he did not require one. For them to keep an elderly man s money for seven years and then say it was his fault is really upsetting.
A FURIOUS campaigner has questioned the increase in the BBC TV licence fee to £159 per year, as the hike comes just eight months after a new-found revenue stream was created by removing the free service from an estimated three million pensioners.
We are one of the very few British institutions to be seen as world class. As I have argued elsewhere, it would be a colossal act of national self-harm if regulators or governments were to take steps which diminished the role of the BBC.
Express.co.uk readers have reacted furiously to his comments, with hundreds condemning the appalling attitude of the BBC.
The BBC S outgoing chairman brutally warned Boris Johnson against making changes to the BBC (Image: PA/Getty)
Boris Johnson was warned not to make changes to the BBC (Image: Getty)
One person wrote: I’m annoyed I am forced to fund things I don’t like.