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With A-Level results out this week, TV Licensing is encouraging those heading to university to pre-register for a TV Licence
A TV licence currently costs £135.50 and students could face a fine of up to £1000 if they are caught without a licence.
With students awaiting their A-level results this week in Northern Ireland, TV Licensing is reminding those who will be heading off to university in September to ensure that they are correctly licensed as they start the new term.
Anyone who installs or uses a device to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV is legally required to be covered by a valid TV licence. Whether they are watching on a traditional TV set, a PC screen or a laptop, TV Licensing is reminding students to make sure their most prized equipment doesn’t land them with a fine.
A TV licence currently costs £135.50 and a black and white licence is £45.50.
Many of those students who have achieved the A-level grades they need to secure their place at university will soon be leaving home for the first time, with plenty on their minds as they start their student careers. To ensure their TV licence doesn’t slip off their “to do” list, TV Licensing provides a handy “pre-registration” service.
Students can sign up online now by visiting www.tvlicensing.co.uk/students2007, and TV Licensing will get in touch once the autumn term has begun to remind them to buy a licence. The website also features lots of helpful information about how to get a TV licence and the different ways to pay.
Jonathan King, spokesperson for TV Licensing, said:
"After the excitement of receiving their A-level results, students and their parents will need to start planning the next steps. We all know this can be a hectic time, so we’re encouraging both parents and students to shorten their university 'to do' list by signing up now to the pre-registration service.
"A hefty fine would not be the greatest start to university life, so here at TV Licensing we want to make it as easy as possible for students to get a licence, whether that’s through the pre-registration service or ensuring students are aware of the many ways to pay. Anyone found to be watching TV illegally risks prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000.
"Another incentive is that students who buy a licence at the beginning of the academic year could be eligible for a refund of more than £33 in the summer months."
The pre-registration service is part of TV Licensing’s ‘no excuse’ campaign. Universities and colleges across the UK are being provided with information leaflets and posters highlighting the importance of having a valid TV licence, rather than making excuses.
Unless your TV is powered by internal batteries, your parents’ TV licence will not cover you away from home . Anyone without a valid TV licence, who watches or records television programmes on any channel (including terrestrial, satellite, cable or digital television channels) as they are being broadcast in the UK, risks prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000.
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