What TV can I watch without a Licence?

Without a licence, you can legally watch:

• Netflix.
• YouTube.
• Amazon Prime.
• DVDs/Blurays.
• Non-BBC catch-up including ITV Player, Channel 4 on-demand, as long as it's NOT live.

What can I watch legally without a TV Licence?

You don't need a licence if you only ever watch on demand or catch up programmes on services other than BBC iPlayer (and you also never watch live TV programmes on any channel, including on BBC iPlayer). You also don't need a licence to watch DVDs, Blu-rays or videos.

Can I watch Freeview without a TV Licence?

You need a TV Licence to download or watch BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand. This applies to any device and provider you use, including: Freeview, Freesat or YouView. Sky, Virgin Media or BT TV.

Can I watch Sky TV without a TV Licence?

Live TV or Sky Go

In the UK, you need a TV licence for any live TV – this includes Freeview channels and subscription channels like Sky. It doesn't matter if you already pay a subscription fee to watch the channels – if it's live, you definitely need a licence.

How can TV Licensing prove you are watching TV 2020?

There has never been a case in court where the TV license officer has produce evidence from any mythical detection device to prove you had a TV. The only way is for the license officer to photograph your property with some thing distinctive identifying your house and showing a TV on in your lounge.

Can I cancel my TV Licence if I only watch Netflix?

If you only watch on demand programmes on Netflix and don't watch TV live on any TV or streaming service, and don't watch BBC iPlayer, you may cancel your TV Licence if you won't need it again before it expires. Or let us know you don't need a TV Licence.

Can you watch Netflix without a TV Licence?

I only use Netflix or Amazon Prime - do I need one? You can also watch programmes and films online on any device without needing a TV licence – as long as it's not something that's being broadcast live or appearing on a TV channel at the same time as you're watching.

How can I avoid paying TV Licence?

You don't need a TV Licence if you never watch or record programmes as they're being shown on TV, on any channel, or live on an online TV service, and you never download or watch BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand.

Can I cancel my TV Licence if I don't watch BBC?

You can cancel your licence if you no longer: watch or record programmes as they're being shown on TV, on any channel. watch or stream programmes live on an online TV service (such as ITV Hub, All 4, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV, Sky Go, etc.) download or watch any BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer.

Can TV Licensing enter your home?

TV Licensing can only enter your home without your permission if authorised to do so under a search warrant granted by a magistrate (or sheriff in Scotland). TV Licensing may also apply to a magistrate (or sheriff in Scotland) for a search warrant.

Should I tell TV Licence I don't need one?

Nope, you only need a license for viewing broadcast TV or iplayer. Owning equipment is irrelevant.

What can I watch without a TV Licence 2021?

You don't need a TV Licence if you only ever watch on demand programmes on any TV service apart from BBC iPlayer. You don't need a TV Licence to watch videos or clips on demand on YouTube. But you do need a TV Licence if you watch TV programmes live on YouTube. An example of this would be watching Sky News live.

Do you need TV Licence for BBC iPlayer?

Yes. Anyone who downloads or watches BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer must be covered by a TV Licence. You also need to be covered by a TV Licence to watch or record live TV programmes on any channel, including on BBC iPlayer.

Can I watch Amazon Prime without a TV Licence?

Subscribers to Amazon's Prime Video service will need to be covered by a TV Licence if they choose to pay for watching live TV services now offered by the entertainment platform.

Can the BBC track your IP address?

We collect some information automatically. Things like your IP address, which browser and device you're using, or your device ID. And we can tell what webpage directed you to the BBC by looking at information from your browser.

Do I need a TV Licence to watch channel 4?

You do need to be covered by a valid TV Licence if you watch any TV channel on any device at the same time as it is being broadcast on TV. This includes watching live TV on devices such as a computer, laptop, mobile phone, smart phone or tablet.

Can you use your TV Licence anywhere?

If you're using a mobile device powered solely by its own internal batteries – like a smartphone, tablet or laptop – you will be covered by your home's TV Licence, wherever you're using it in the UK and Channel Islands.

Has the TV Licence been scrapped?

TV licence fees currently sit at £159 and will now remain at this level until 2024. The freeze has been hailed as a saving grace for struggling families with the intention of scrapping the bill altogether.

What happens if I don't pay TV Licence?

If you don't pay your TV licence you could face a fine of up to £1,000 - and jail.

Can TV license track you?

However, once a license holder pays the fee, their residence is then added to the database, which enables TV Licensing to know which addresses in the UK have, and don't have a TV Licence.

Can the BBC tell if you are watching iPlayer?

No, the BBC can't drive up your street and sense that you're using iPlayer. And it probably never could tell if you were watching TV.

Is it illegal to not pay TV Licence UK?

If we find that you have been watching, recording or downloading programmes illegally, you risk prosecution and a fine for not having a TV Licence of up to £1,000* plus any legal costs and/or compensation you may be ordered to pay.

Why do you need a TV Licence to watch YouTube?

Watching YouTube

But you DO need a TV Licence if you watch TV programmes live on YouTube. An example of this would be watching Sky News live. But it isn't just live news or sport which needs a licence – it's any programme which is part of a TV channel, broadcast or transmitted for everyone to watch at the same time.

Does ITV get TV Licence money?

The licence fee does more than fund the BBC. It helps to fund ITV and every other advertising-funded and pay TV broadcaster in the UK. The licence fee is payable by every television household in the UK. It is a tax or impost on the reception in the UK of any and all broadcast television services, not just the BBC.

How much is a Colour television licence?

A standard colour TV Licence costs £159. A black and white licence costs £53.50. If you are blind (severely sight impaired), you can apply for a 50% concession, so your licence will cost £79.50.