How do I check my TV Licence payments?
How can I check my payment or savings card balance?
- Signing into your payment card to view your payment history and balance.
- Calling our 24 hour automated enquiry service on 0300 555 0286*.
- Texting INFO along with your Customer Number (eg: INFO 123456789) to 64488.
Can I view my TV Licence Online SA?
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.
How do you find out your TV Licence number?
You can find your 10-digit TV Licence number on your current TV Licence, as well as any letters or emails we’ve sent you. You can find your 9-digit Customer number on your payment or savings card or your 10-digit TV Licence number on your current TV Licence, as well as any letters or emails we’ve sent you.
How do I contact my TV Licence online?
Our website at www.tvlicensing.co.uk. By our Contact us form. The post at: Customer Relations, TV Licensing, Darlington, DL98 1TL. Our call centre by phone on 0300 790 6096*
What months do I pay TV Licence?
every 12 months
You’ll pay the full licence fee automatically every 12 months. Pay for your licence online today by debit or credit card.
How much is a TV Licence 2022?
When does the licence fee change and why? The Government is responsible for setting the level of the licence fee, and announced in January 2022 that it would remain unchanged at £159 for two years, followed by annual rises in line with inflation for four years from 1 April 2024.
Do you need a TV license for Netflix?
Do I need a TV Licence to watch Netflix? You don’t need a TV Licence to watch on demand programmes on Netflix.
What happens if you don’t pay your TV Licence in South Africa?
In contrast, criminal enforcement can be applied by the SABC for contravention of the Broadcasting Act. It added that South Africans who fail to pay their TV licence are committing an offence and, upon conviction in a criminal court, could be liable to a fine of up to R500 and jail time of up to six months.
Is your TV Licence number the same every year?
If you either pay by Direct Debit, always renew your TV Licence using the renewal form or quote your TV Licence number when you renew then your TV Licence number will stay the same each year.
Does your TV Licence number stay the same?
Your TV Licence number will stay the same. If you are paying for somebody else’s TV Licence by Direct Debit and you move, you can change your address, email address or phone number online using our update your details section. You will need to have the TV Licence holder’s last name, postcode and the TV Licence number.
Is it free to call TV Licence?
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: closed. *Calls to our 0300 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number, whether from a mobile or landline. If you get inclusive minutes, calls to an 0300 number will be included free of charge.
What number do I ring to cancel my TV Licence?
If you pay for your licence by Direct Debit, call 0300 790 0368*.
How much is TV Licence a month UK?
Pay monthly – from £13.25
We’ll spread the cost of your first Direct Debit licence over six months, at around £26.50 a month. From then on you’ll pay around £13.25 a month.
Can you get fined for not having a TV Licence?
How to pay your TV licence and deal with fines or arrears. You need a TV licence if you watch or record live TV programmes as they’re being broadcast, or watch or download BBC programmes on iPlayer, or other online TC services. If you don’t have a licence or fail to repay your arrears, you could receive a court fine.
Who gets a free TV Licence?
You can get a free TV Licence if you, as the licence holder, are 75 years or older and you, or your partner living at the same address, receive Pension Credit.
What TV channels can I watch without a licence?
What TV services do not require a TV licence?
- Netflix.
- YouTube.
- Amazon Prime.
- DVDs/Blurays.
- Non-BBC catch-up including ITV Player, Channel 4 on-demand, as long as it’s NOT live.
Can you refuse to pay TV Licence?
You have the right to refuse entry, but TV Licensing may then use other methods such as a warrant from court, or detection equipment, which can find if there is TV-receiving equipment in your home.
Can I go to jail for not paying my TV Licence?
The use of a television receiver without a valid licence can lead to prosecution, a court appearance and a fine of up to £1,000. In some cases, where there is a refusal to pay the fine and where all other enforcement methods have been tried, a person can be sent to jail.
How can I legally stop paying my TV Licence?
If you pay monthly, simply contact TV Licensing to let it know you no longer need the licence and ask it to stop your payments.
What can I watch without a TV Licence?
Watching online
You don’t need a TV Licence if you only ever watch on demand or catch up programmes on services other than BBC iPlayer – and never watch TV programmes live on any channel or TV service. This applies to any device you use, including a TV.
Can you watch Netflix without a TV Licence?
Do I need a TV licence to watch Netflix? No, is the short answer. The BBC’s TV Licensing website says: “You don’t need a TV Licence if you only ever use Netflix or other online TV services to watch on demand or catch up programmes.”
Can I cancel my TV Licence if I only watch Netflix?
If you only watch on demand programmes on Netflix and don’t watch TV live on any TV or streaming service, and don’t watch BBC iPlayer, you may cancel your TV Licence if you won’t need it again before it expires. Or let us know you don’t need a TV Licence.
Is it easy to cancel TV Licence?
How to cancel your licence. If you’re not eligible for a refund, you can still cancel your licence. If you pay by Direct Debit or all in one go, you can cancel your licence online now. Once you’ve done this, make sure you cancel your Direct Debit with your bank, if this is how you pay.
Can you cancel TV license anytime?
You can apply for a refund up to 14 days before the date you no longer need the TV Licence. Apply for a refund.
How many people have no TV Licence?
Nearly two million people stopped paying the BBC TV license fee last year, new figures have shown this week. The TV Licensing’s annual report for 2021/2022 has shown that 1.96 million households across the UK stopped paying the fee last year, resulting in a £42 million loss in revenue for the broadcaster.