If you are blind (severely sight impaired) and can provide the appropriate evidence, you are eligible to apply for a 50% concession. Your licence will also cover anyone who lives with you. If you are partially sighted (sight impaired) you are not eligible.
Renew your blind licence
Apply for your first blind licence
A blind concession TV Licence costs £79.50 for colour and £26.75 for a black and white TV Licence.
Please provide us with a copy of ONE of these documents, to confirm that you’re certified as blind (severely sight impaired):
You won’t need to provide this information again when you renew your TV Licence.
If you or someone you live with is blind (severely sight impaired), regardless of their age, you can apply for a blind concession.
If you already have a TV Licence, but it isn't in the name of the person who is blind, you’ll need to transfer the licence into their name. You can do this by making a first time blind application. You’ll just need to enter the existing TV Licence number for your address when you apply. If the blind (severely sight impaired) person is under 18, a different process will apply.
People who are partially sighted (sight impaired) do not qualify for a 50% blind concession.
If you already have a blind licence please sign in to renew it.
You’ll need to print the completed form. Then post documents that prove you’re certified as blind (severely sight impaired).
Please send your completed form, cheque payment and a photocopy of your local authority document or ophthalmologist’s certificate to:
TV Licensing
Blind Concession Group
Darlington
DL98 1TL
Please include either your licence renewal notice or TV Licence number if you have a current TV Licence. Don’t know your licence number?
Provided that your digital box is only used to produce sounds and can’t display TV programmes you don’t need a TV Licence.
Please request a refund and we'll refund you the difference.
Ask for your licence or any correspondence in Braille, large print or audio.