How do you pay your BBC TV Licence (if you do)

I just pay the lot in one go and forget about it

Same as Bluebelle

I'm afraid we just pay the whole lot at once, too.

All in one for me too.

It’s TV Licencing regulations.

You are building credit for the next year's licence, effectively spreading the cost and ensuring you always have 6 months worth of licence paid in advance, as required by law.

It’s not unlike energy companies which like customers to be in credit.

You aren’t being charged any extra for what is effectively a credit arrangement.

There is an alternative to pay quarterly where the annual charge is divided by four but there is an additional charge for that.

We pay quarterly and have done for many years. I think we pay £5 extra for the privilege.

I pay by monthly Direct Debit of around £14.75. I had to re-register after my husband died, and as far as I recall it was this amount from the start. I think I spoke to the bereavement team at the time and it has continued unchanged.

Pay quarterly, have done for many years. Tbh never give it a thought.

Monthly at £14.54 from the start

I love the BBC but deeply resent that I have to have a licence to use iPlayer then can’t watch Traitors until after everyone else has seen it, discussed it and done some spoiler alerting.

Like BlueBelle annually, then forget about it.

I'm more concerned with the way I'm only due to pay one year more of tv licence - as I'll have hit 75 after that.

The concern being they've taken away free tv licences from over-75s (unless they're down on State Pension only).

Guess I ought to give some thought as to whether to just stop paying at 75 anyway - even if it means giving up watching BBC - and having to stick to the ITV channels etc only.

Whole year in one go and via direct debit, which helps me stay safe from scammers

Direct debit …one payment.

CariadAgain

I'm more concerned with the way I'm only due to pay one year more of tv licence - as I'll have hit 75 after that.

The concern being they've taken away free tv licences from over-75s (unless they're down on State Pension only).

Guess I ought to give some thought as to whether to just stop paying at 75 anyway - even if it means giving up watching BBC - and having to stick to the ITV channels etc only.

If you watch or record any live TV on any channel you need a TV licence. Not watching BBC and only commercial channels doesn't exempt you.

www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/topics/what-can-i-watch-without-a-tv-licence

You still need a licence to watch any live television, even if you never watch BBC. @ CariadAgain.

CariadAgain

I'm more concerned with the way I'm only due to pay one year more of tv licence - as I'll have hit 75 after that.

The concern being they've taken away free tv licences from over-75s (unless they're down on State Pension only).

Guess I ought to give some thought as to whether to just stop paying at 75 anyway - even if it means giving up watching BBC - and having to stick to the ITV channels etc only.

You’ll still need a licence if you watch tv at all.

And I would endorse that there are no free tv licences for the over-75’s

The licence is free for anyone age 75 or over who receives Pension Credit. They can apply at age 74.

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The licence is free for anyone age 75 or over who receives Pension Credit. They can apply at age 74.

Yep I'd seen that one and it is annoying to think someone on a decent job pension on top of their State Pension has to pay - but they also keep charging someone whose job pension doesn't give them much more than Pension Credit level anyway....#sighs. I think I might have had a bit of rethink on what job pension I got myself sorted with if I'd known that sort of thing would happen - ie chipping away at even lower level work pensions in that sort of way.

I pay monthly d/d and have done for years

I pay monthly too, but I also pay the fee for both DD’s, so just less than £45 every time. Have done this for years, as I was also paying for my DF and DH’s work flat!

Over the phone in full by debit card.
Would not pay in advance at all.

BBC are still awash with money and nice jobs. This is despite recent cut backs

Also if you do have have a TV licence you should be able to get BBC on your phone on holiday in Spain or elsewhere.

It is iniquitous that other channels can't be seen without a BBC licence. I refuse to pay them a brass farthing and haven't for a couple of years. We are paying for scandalous behaviour and outrageous salaries, which is being allowed.

I stopped paying for mine a few months ago. I did pay monthly by direct debit. But I refuse to pay any more because they're so biased. What has infuriated me is that although I knew I wouldn't be able to watch any BBC programmes live or on catch up, I also cannot watch any other channel live either! This is infuriating! Anyway, there's plenty to watch and I've got Netflix and Amazon Prime.