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TV dealers

You no longer need to send us customer name and address details when you sell or rent out TV equipment. This also means your business no longer has to keep sales records to comply with the law on TV Licensing.

Do I need a TV Licence for my business?

If you’re a TV dealer you do not need a licence to demonstrate, repair or test TV equipment, or to install television equipment on delivery.

Please let us know you are a TV dealer so we can contact you in the appropriate way. You can email us at enquiries@tvlicensing.co.uk.

This exemption is for business purposes only. You’ll still need to be covered by a licence if you, your employees, or customers, are using a staff room or waiting area to:

  • watch TV on any channel, like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Dave and international channels
  • watch TV on Pay services, like Sky, Virgin Media and BT
  • watch live TV on streaming services, like YouTube and Amazon Prime Video
  • use BBC iPlayer*

This includes recording and downloading. On any device.

If our records show that your business premises are not covered by a TV Licence or a dealer exemption we will write to you and you may receive an enquiry visit from one of our visiting officers.


 

*A licence is not needed to watch S4C programmes on demand.

 

What if we stop selling or renting and only do repairs?

Please notify the TV Dealer Licence centre by emailing us at enquiries@tvlicensing.co.uk or writing to:

TV Licensing (dealer department)
Customer Services Centre
PO Box 88
Darwen
BB3 1YX.

What if we sell or rent TV equipment to other dealers for them to re-sell?

You do not need to notify us about these.


If you still have questions take a look at TV Licensing FAQs where you can find all the answers in one place.
 

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