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Do I need a TV Licence for my business? |
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How do I get one? |
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What does the TV Licence cover? |
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Do I need more than one TV Licence? |
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What if no one watches or records TV at my business premises? |
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You need a TV Licence for your business if you or any of your staff, guests or visitors uses any TV receiving equipment at your business address to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV.
This includes the use of a TV set, digital box, DVD or video recorder, computer or mobile phone.
You don't need a TV Licence if:
- You use a digital box with a hi-fi system or another device that can only be used to produce sounds and can't display TV programmes and you don't install or use any other TV receiving equipment.
- You use a TV set or computer monitor for closed circuit monitoring and you don't install or use any other TV receiving equipment.
- You use a TV set or computer to watch only pre-recorded DVDs or videos (e.g. for training purposes) and you don't install or use any other TV receiving equipment.
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The quickest and easiest way to buy a TV Licence is right here online.
Pay by credit or debit card
Buy or renew your TV Licence
See the different ways to pay
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A single TV Licence covers all TV receiving equipment being used at a single business site.
It allows everyone who works at the site to use a TV receiver in any building, vehicle, vessel or caravan being used for a business purpose. It also allows any visitors to watch TV at the site.
It does not cover the use of TV receiving equipment in:
- Residential accommodation within your premises.
- Separately run on-site welfare or social clubs.
- Areas of your premises that you sublet to another business.
TV receiving equipment being used in any of these areas will need to be separately licensed. If you sublet part of your premises to another business, it is their responsibility to ensure that they have a TV Licence.
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If you have multiple business sites, or you have residential accommodation or separate social clubs within your premises, these are classed as separately occupied locations and will each need their own TV Licence.
To find out more about this, please see the 'Multiple location businesses' section of this website. Or call us on 0844 800 6790 and we'll help you work out how many TV Licences your business needs.
More about multiple location businesses
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If you don't think you need a TV Licence for your business, or you're not sure, please get in touch.
We still need to hear from you, even if you don't need a TV Licence, so that we can update our records. This way, we won't need to contact you unnecessarily in the future.
After you get in touch, we may need to confirm your situation by visiting your premises.
Contact us
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