Apply Online

1. To Renew TV License in Scotland, the applicant must make the application online via the following link link
2. The applicant must click “Pay” and click “Renew”
3. Then the applicant has to enter the following details and click “Sign In”
4. TV Licence or Customer number
5. Last name (as it appears on the TV Licence)
6. Postcode of the licensed address
7. Then select payment option and submit the application.
8. The fee details are mentioned in Fees section of this page.
9. After successful payment the applicant will receive their license via email or by post.
10. This entire process can be completed within one or two days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

TV LICENSING SCOTLAND
Telephone: 0300 790 6071
Minicom: 0300 709 6050
Contact Details – link

• Any person in who holds Tv license in Scotland is eligible to make this application.

• The cost of a TV license in Scotland is £159 (£53.50 for black and white TV sets) for both homes and businesses.

• The validity of the TV license in Scotland is one year.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within one or two days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the local council
• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Email
• Telephone
• Date of birth
• Gender
• TV Licence or Customer number
• Last name (as it appears on the TV Licence)
• Postcode of the licensed address

• In Scotland, a TV license is a legal requirement for anyone who watches or records live TV programmes on any channel, or downloads or watches BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer, on any device. This applies to both homes and businesses.

• It's important to note that it's a criminal offence to watch or record live TV without a TV license. If the applicant is caught, he/she could be fined up to £1,000.
• For more information – link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

link

• There are some exceptions to the TV license requirement. For example, the applicant doesn’t need a TV license if he/she only ever watch on demand programmes on any TV service apart from BBC iPlayer. The applicant also doesn't need a TV license to watch videos or clips on demand on YouTube.