TV Licensing

Do I need a licence to watch TV away from home?

Your home TV Licence will usually cover you for all TV channels, pay TV services like Sky, and watching live TV on streaming services like Amazon Prime Video. As well as everything on BBC iPlayer, on any device away from your home.

However, if you’re away from home and plug one of these devices into the mains and use it to watch TV channels on any TV service, watch live TV on streaming services, or to use BBC iPlayer*, you need to be covered by a separate TV Licence at that address (unless you’re in a vehicle or vessel like a train, car or boat).

It’s the law.

Pay for a TV Licence

TV Licensing for second (holiday) homes

Watching TV live, online and on mobile devices