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Anyone who watches or records television programmes as they're being shown on TV in Ministry of Defence (MOD) accommodation, on or off base, must be covered by a valid TV Licence. This includes the use of devices such as a TV, computer, mobile phone, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder.
The MOD fully supports our efforts to administer TV Licensing legislation and our Enforcement Officers pay regular visits to MOD bases.
It costs £142.50 for colour and £48.00 for a black and white TV Licence.
The base’s licence won’t cover all areas. Armed forces personnel are not usually covered by their home TV Licence while they’re living on base. For more details see Armed forces personnel. Please check which areas are covered below, to ensure you’re correctly licensed.
Your base’s TV Licence will cover |
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| Working areas | Cookhouse, guardroom, classrooms and communal areas in junior ranks accommodation blocks. |
Your base’s TV Licence won’t cover |
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| Other communal areas (e.g. messes, clubs or third party organisations) |
You need one separate TV Licence to cover all communal TV rooms within each mess or club premises. It is the mess or club manager’s responsibility to arrange this. |
| Service family or single living accommodation | These must be licensed separately. |
| Multi-occupancy rooms | Each room needs its own TV Licence. |
| HM Ships | The ship’s administrator must ensure they have a valid TV Licence. This will cover the whole ship. |
You don’t need a TV Licence for |
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| TV sets that are only used for |
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