TV Licensing

To watch or record TV programmes you must have a TV Licence

• You only need 1 TV Licence for your home no matter how many TVs you have.
• The licence is for the place, not the TV.

You can watch TV programmes in lots of different ways

• On a TV set
• On a computer or laptop
• On a mobile phone

You might also have

• A digital box (sometimes these are called digi boxes)
• A DVD or video recorder

If you have any of this equipment in your home to watch or record TV programmes you need a TV Licence.

A TV Licence costs

• £145.50 a year for colour TV
• £49.00 a year for black and white TV

If you do not watch or record TV programmes you should tell us

• Complete the online declaration form
• Call us on 0300 790 6131 
• Write to us at
  TV Licensing
  Bristol
  BS98 1TL

We may send a TV Licensing officer to your home to check that what you have told us is true.