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You can pay by cheque, postal order or BACS. You also have the option to pay in cash or using a debit card at any PayPoint. Find out more about black and white TV Licences, or upgrading to colour. When I pay for my TV Licence, will I be covered straight away?
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- Cheque Or Postal Order
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- Bacs Bank Transfer
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- Over 75 TV Licence
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- Direct Debit
You can find out if you've paid your TV Licence by: Signing into your TV Licensing payment card or account, and checking your TV Licence balance and payments. Calling our 24 hour automated enquiry service on 0300 555 0286*. Sign into your TV Licensing payment card.
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- How much it costs
- If you live in a shared household
- Students
- Businesses
- Change or cancel your TV Licence
- Apply by phone
- Fines and penalties
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer
Start now on the TV Licensing website
You need a TV Licence if you:
•watch or record live TV on any channel or service
•use BBC iPlayer
You may be able to get a free or discounted TV Licence if you’re 75 or over and get Pension Credit, or if you’re blind or in residential care.
You do not need a TV Licence to watch:
A TV Licence costs £159 (£53.50 for black and white TV sets) for both homes and businesses.
You need your own TV Licence if you have separate tenancy agreements and you watch TV in your own room.
You can have one TV Licence for the whole household if you either:
•watch TV in a single shared area
•have a joint tenancy agreement
If you’re living in university accommodation you’ll need a TV Licence to watch TV in your own room. Shared areas may already be covered by a TV Licence.
If you live at another address outside of term time, you can use its TV Licence while you’re at university on any device that’s:
•battery powered
•not plugged in
If your business offers overnight accommodation, for example a hotel, you need a TV licence for guests to watch TV in their room. A single TV Licence will cover up to 15 rooms or accommodation units.
If you move home you can update your address on the TV Licencing website.
You can cancel your TV Licence or apply for a refund on the TV Licencing website.
TV Licensing
Telephone: 0300 790 6071
Minicom: 0300 709 6050
Find out about call charges
You can be fined up to £1,000 if you watch or record live TV without a TV Licence.
Manage your TV Licence payments and update details with the Simple Payment Plan online.
If you pay for your TV Licence with the Simple Payment Plan, you've come to the right place. You can view your TV Licence and payment plan, make payments and get help with any queries you may have. If you pay for your TV Licence another way, please go to the main TV Licensing website.
The Simple Payment Plan is run by Target Group on behalf of TV Licensing. It is the most affordable way of paying for a TV Licence. If you are an existing Simple Payment Plan customer you can log in to this site to view your TV Licence , your payment plan, past payments and future payments.
