TV Licensing
- / Visits, prosecutions and fines
A TV Licence legally covers you to watch live TV
Your TV Licence lets you enjoy a huge range of TV. It covers you for:
- All TV channels, like BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Dave and international channels
- Pay TV services, like Sky, Virgin Media, EE TV and U&Dave
- Live TV on streaming services, like YouTube and Amazon Prime Video
- Everything on BBC iPlayer
This includes watching, recording and downloading. On any device.
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Step-by-step guide to our prosecution process
Whether you need to buy a TV Licence or have already been visited by one of our Officers, you can find all you need to know about our prosecution process below.
Staying correctly licensed – Find out how to spread the cost of your TV Licence.
Our visits – Due to be visited? Here’s what you need to know.
Prosecution process – See your options, before we proceed with prosecution. And what happens if you do go to court.
Paying any fines – If found guilty, you may need to pay a fine. See what this might include based on where you live.
*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.