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You are required by law to notify us of all your sales and rentals |
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How do we notify you of a sale or rental? |
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What information do we need to give you? |
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What do you do with the information we give to you? |
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What happens if we don't notify you? |
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Any other questions? |
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The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (as amended) states that you are required by law to tell us when you sell or rent any television set as well as many other items of TV receiving equipment.
This includes the sale or rental of any of the following items (whether new or second hand):
- TV set
- DVD or video recorder
- Digital box
- PC (including laptop) with TV card
- TV card
You must notify us within 28 days of each transaction, providing full details of the buyer or hirer and address of where the equipment will be installed.
(Although mobile phones may be used to watch and record television programmes, you are not required to tell us when you sell these.)
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First you need to register with us as a dealer.
You can download a registration form below. Please print and complete this form and post it to us at:
TV Licensing (dealer department)
Customer Services Centre
PO Box 88
Darwen
BB3 1YX
Alternatively, please email the completed registration form to dealer.support@capita.co.uk
If you prefer, you can register by calling 0844 800 5819.
Download a registration form now
You can then notify us of a sale or rental in one of two ways:
- You can send us an electronic notification form by email.
- You can send us a paper notification form by post.
Email us here
To request your electronic or paper notification forms and to ask any further questions, please email us at dealer.support@capita.co.uk or call 0844 800 5819.
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The notification form you need to complete will ask for:
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- The buyer's or hirer's details (title, initials and surname as well as the address and postcode of where the equipment will be installed).
- The date of transaction.
- Whether the equipment is colour or black and white.
- Your dealer name and address.
- Your dealer registration and outlet number.
- What type of equipment it is (TV set, DVD or video recorder, digital box, PC or laptop with TV card etc). Although this last piece of information is optional, it is really valuable to us and your help is appreciated.
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We log all notification details onto our database, which we match against our records of current TV Licence holders.
If they don't match up, we will investigate any potential licence evaders who may be breaking the law by using TV receiving equipment without a valid licence.
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It is an offence not to notify us of every transaction. Failure to do so could result in a fine of up to £1,000 per offence for you or the store manager employed by your company.
Recently, a major retailer was fined £9,100 and ordered to pay £1,050 costs for failing to notify TV Licensing of television equipment sales and rentals. |
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If you have any questions about dealer notification requirements, you may find the answers on our questions and answers page below.
Questions and answers
Otherwise, please contact us online or call 0844 800 5819.
Contact us
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