You can view your TV Licence online at any time. Once you're signed in, you can also download or print your licence if you need to. To sign in, you'll need your TV Licence number, last name and postcode on the licence.
Get a free or discounted TV licence. You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and a discount if you're blind or in residential care. You can also get a short-term licence if you're 74. It's valid until the end of the month before your 75th birthday.
TV Licensing will usually include your name in their emails unless you told them you don't need a licence and didn't provide a name. The scammers may insert an incorrect customer ID in the hope that you will not check that it's wrong.
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A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is a payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts, or the possession of a television set where some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence fee paid.
How can I view a copy of my TV Licence? You can view your TV Licence online at any time. Once you're signed in, you can also download or print your licence if you need to. To sign in, you'll need your TV Licence number, last name and postcode on the licence.
To
cancel your
licence, please use our Contact us form telling us why you're cancelling, your current address (and your old address if you've moved).
Please don't cancel your Direct Debit if you'd like to:
- request a refund,
- apply for a different type of licence, or.
- change payment scheme.
A TV Licence costs £157.50 (£53 for black and white TV sets) for both homes and businesses.
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Provided payment has been received, a TV Licence is valid until the expiry date shown on it. They expire at the end of the month and your licence starts on the day you buy it. For example, if you buy a licence today it will cover you for up to 12 months - the rest of this month and 11 months after that.
Buy or renew your TV licence online. You can buy a TV licence online for the first time or renew an existing one on the TV licensing website using your credit or debit card. Alternatively you can set up a direct debit which allows you to pay for your licence monthly, quarterly or annually.
Our range of physical pay points extends to Banks, the Post Office, Retailers, Easypay outlets, Pay At outlets, SABC Head Office and branches. Take your statement with you, furnish your TV licence account number as reference, and choose the most convenient place for paid-up peace of mind.
So, paying by annual debit order is the most convenient way to ensure that this never happens. You may now also pay online now by using your credit card, or online at your own banking website using the TV Licences account details, or go to the EasyPay website for virtual peace of mind.
You can pay for your TV Licence monthly by Direct Debit at no extra cost. Although it does work out to be £12.56 a month, when you get your first TV Licence you'll pay £25.10 each month for six months. You'll be paid up for the whole year after six months, but you can cancel and get a refund.
However, people who are aged 75 years or over are entitled to a free TV Licence.
If you don't have a licence or fail to repay your arrears, you could receive a court fine. It's a criminal offence to watch live TV or use BBC iPlayer unless you have a valid TV licence. Without one you risk prosecution and can be issued a fine of up to £1,000, plus court costs.
Without a licence, you can legally watch:
- Netflix.
- YouTube.
- Amazon Prime.
- DVDs/Blurays.
- Non-BBC catch-up including ITV Player, Channel 4 on-demand, as long as it's NOT live.
Call us on 0300 555 0286 to pay by debit/credit card. You can either talk to an agent or pay by our 24 hour automated enquiry service.
Free TV Licences, funded by the Government, for all over 75s will come to an end in August 2020. Under the new scheme, anyone aged 75 or over receiving Pension Credit, will be eligible to apply for a free TV Licence, paid for by the BBC.
A TV Licence costs £157.50 (£53 for black and white TV sets) for both homes and businesses.
In Ireland, a television licence is required for any address at which there is a television set. Since 2016, the annual licence fee is €160. The licence must be paid for any premises that has any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals, even those that are not RTÉ's.
Provided payment has been received, a TV Licence is valid until the expiry date shown on it. TV Licences normally last for a year. Then if you renew your licence on time next year it will run for a full year. If you renew late it may not last a full 12 months.
How can I legally avoid paying a TV licence fee?
- If you use the BBC iPlayer app on any device for any reason, you need a TV licence. Photograph: BBC iPlayer/PA.
- On-demand content is exempt, but you'd have to delete the BBC iPlayer app at the very least from a Fire TV box.
- The TV licensing site can guide you through making a declaration of exemption.
TV channels face axe in move to subscriptions. Downing Street turned on the BBC last night — vowing to scrap the television licence fee and make viewers pay a subscription. A senior source said: “We are not bluffing on the licence fee.
How much does a TV Licence cost? The TV Licence fee changed on 1 April 2020. A colour licence costs £157.50, an increase of £3 on the previous fee. A black and white licence costs £53, an increase of £1.
It is also worth bearing in mind that TV Licence Inspectors have no power to enter your home, unless a specific warrant to enter has been obtained prior to their visit. You will notice, if they ever visit, that they will present you with a letter, rather than try to gain entry.
Choose our payment card for greater flexibility
Our payment card gives you the flexibility to pay for your licence weekly and fortnightly, or monthly. Once it is set up you can pay online, at any PayPoint, by phone or by text.You don't need a TV licence if you only ever use services such as Netflix to watch on demand or catch-up programmes - except if you're watching BBC programmes on iPlayer. Remember, if you watch or record live TV on any device, you need to be covered by a TV Licence.
You can pay for your TV Licence monthly by Direct Debit at no extra cost. Although it does work out to be £12.56 a month, when you get your first TV Licence you'll pay £25.10 each month for six months. You'll be paid up for the whole year after six months, but you can cancel and get a refund.
Subscription channels like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV are television services that are normally paid for on a monthly basis via cable, satellite or the internet. But you don't need a TV Licence to watch on demand programmes (other than those on BBC iPlayer) on paid-for subscription channels.
The government funded, free over 75 TV Licence scheme is being replaced on 1 August 2020. Residents may qualify for a discounted TV Licence fee of £7.50. Residents, staff and residents' families all need a separate licence for their own living area.
