With the single exception of using iPlayer, if you’re not watching or recording live TV, you don’t need a licence.

You can call 03 to check if this exemption applies to you or find out more by heading to .uk/studentinfo “Students are not covered by their parents' licence, unless the student only ever uses devices that are powered solely by their own internal batteries (not plugged into an aerial or the mains) and if their permanent address is their parents’ home,” a spokesman for TV Licensing told Mirror Money. Your permanent address (outside term time) is your parents' home and You have not connected it to an aerial or plugged it into the mains to receive TV and You only ever use a device that is powered by its internal batteries to watch live TV or watch and download programmes on BBC iPlayer and TV licensing confirmed that you are exempt if: Most people will still need a TV licence to watch or record live TV or view programmes on iPlayer.īut a lucky few – predominantly students – have wiggle room. First things first – this won't work for everyone.

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