Is Tvlicensing down - March, 2026?
TV Licensing.co.uk is a website operated by the UK-based company TV Licensing, which provides information and services related to television licensing in the United Kingdom. Visitors to the website can find information about the cost of a television licence, the different types of licence available, how to apply for a licence, and other related matters.
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https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/
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Response Time:
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Tvlicensing outages reported by users in the last 24 hours
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Recent Tvlicensing User Reports
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Feb 26, 2026 - 14:31A visitor from Carlisle, United Kingdom has reported a problem with Website won't load at all
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Dec 08, 2025 - 10:55
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Most common Tvlicensing problems reported by users
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Tvlicensing Outage Locations
Location
Reports
Last Reported
Carlisle, England, GB
165
14 days ago
Cupar, Scotland, GB
13
3 months ago
Newport, Wales, GB
15
3 months ago
Amsterdam, North Holland, NL
3
4 months ago
Maynooth, Leinster, IE
1
4 months ago
Algiers, Algiers, DZ
1
9 months ago
Santo Domingo, Nacional, DO
1
1 years ago
Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec, CA
1
1 years ago
Ballerup Municipality, Capital Region, DK
1
2 years ago
Brampton, Ontario, CA
2
2 years ago
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tvlicensing.co.uk website response status history
Date and Time
Response Time
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Mar 12, 2026 - 17:41
0.88 ms.
200
Mar 10, 2026 - 21:18
1.44 ms.
200
Mar 10, 2026 - 04:58
1.46 ms.
200
Mar 09, 2026 - 17:26
0.85 ms.
200
Mar 09, 2026 - 07:14
0.84 ms.
200
Mar 08, 2026 - 19:09
1.44 ms.
200
Mar 08, 2026 - 13:40
1.42 ms.
200
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Athon
Wandsworth, United Kingdom • 3 months agowon't recognise my licence number
J A SCOTT
Ballymoney, United Kingdom • 3 months agoUNABLE TO RENEW ONLINE
Brian Wilson
Newport, United Kingdom • 3 months agoweb site not working
Fiona
Campbeltown, United Kingdom • 3 months agoReceived a letter from them saying I'm under investigation for not having a TV licence, despite telling them over a year ago I no longer needed one (and them confirming they'd noted this) BUT every time I visit their website to go through the process again, the page just says it's broken and they're working to fix it.
London, United Kingdom • 3 months ago
Am trying to renew licence, but can't get onto the website. I have been trying all day!
Paul
London, United Kingdom • 3 months agoBeen down for months! Crap.
Nick
Poplar, United Kingdom • 3 months agoTrying to buy a license get the following screen.
We're sorry, our website isn't available at the moment.
We are working hard to get it back up and running.
Please try visiting us again later. Thank you for your patience.
Nigel
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom • 3 months agoSite down to day 01/12/ found a way round it by using a android tablet went though no problem.
M Young
Glasgow, United Kingdom • 3 months agoTrying to pay my license but I keep getting a message that says , the site is down and you are working on it try again later... Ive been trying all night..... Will try again tomorrow......
Steep, United Kingdom • 3 months ago
Website not available so cannot pay my fee online
Blackburn, United Kingdom • 3 months ago
Its been down for weeks. Still able to send threatening letter though!
Basildon, United Kingdom • 3 months ago
Cannot find the official website
abs
Luton, United Kingdom • 3 months agonot been loading for weeks
Luton, United Kingdom • 3 months ago
not been loading for weeks
Paul
Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom • 3 months agoMessage states temporarily unavailable (been like that a while).
Mhairi Bryce
London, United Kingdom • 3 months agoUnable to access website to renew TV Licence
Nick Preston
Manchester, United Kingdom • 3 months agoWebsite won't open
Martin
Wirral, United Kingdom • 3 months ago4 days now that I have been unable to penetrate the website.
No VPN in use
Colin
Birmingham, United Kingdom • 3 months agoCan not sign in or connect to TVLicensing. Server issue
Geoff
Poplar, United Kingdom • 3 months agoCan't even access to check my license details.
Patricia
Basildon, United Kingdom • 3 months agoCannot find usual website
Dave knight
Manchester, United Kingdom • 3 months agoManchester T.V website down. I need to update my details.
Dave knight
Manchester, United Kingdom • 3 months agoManchester T.V website down. I need to update my details.
Dave knight
Manchester, United Kingdom • 3 months agoI need to update my details on the website . Unable to.
Vee Haydock
Telford, United Kingdom • 4 months agoBeen trying to renew TV licence since end of Oct.Keep getting to sign in and this disappears and if you click on the blank bit it says the website is having a problem
George
Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom • 4 months agoHave been trying to renew since end of October but the following notification:
Our website is temporarily unavailable.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue.
Rachel
Brackley, United Kingdom • 4 months agoService down at 12:57 on 11 November 2025 and has been down on several attempts since beginning of November.
Van Der Mull
London, United Kingdom • 4 months agoNot available
jean
Wandsworth, United Kingdom • 4 months agonot working has been several weeks no information as to when it will be fixed what so ever
A Assirati
Blackwood, United Kingdom • 4 months agohow long is this site down for
i am having probs renewing my licence
have you beeb hacked as well?
Preston, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
website down at 16:30 pm in belfast
steven
Wandsworth, United Kingdom • 4 months agonot working at all.
Chris. C.
Manchester, United Kingdom • 4 months agoI live in Manchester UK. I have been trying to pay my tv license for 3 days. It will not accept my licence number or customer number. I keep getting the website unavailable page.
London, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
As soon as you click on the website you get a message saying that the site is temporarily unavailable - this has been going on for 3 days now
Tony
Bradford, United Kingdom • 4 months agoseems it has been down for several weeks
philip smith
Blackwood, United Kingdom • 4 months agoconstantly not available
Cumbria
Barrow in Furness, United Kingdom • 4 months agonowt loading for me
JLF
City of London, United Kingdom • 4 months agoWebsite is not responding
Acton London GB
Kensington, United Kingdom • 4 months agocannot get on to website to pay licence
Johnny Ryan
Liverpool, United Kingdom • 4 months agoStill down, tried from various IPs & Addresses.... they really are useless... & they take a good percentage of the money too..... idiots.
Hull, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
Cannot access to pay license fee
Reeves
London, United Kingdom • 4 months agowebsitr completely out of action and I have received a letter chasing payment for licence when payment was taken by direct debit on 1st September 2025
m. henry
Barnet, United Kingdom • 4 months agoCannot access the site to pay licence fee
Louis
Wandsworth, United Kingdom • 4 months agoTV licensing website has not been working for five days
-K
Dorking, United Kingdom • 4 months agoRoot page is up but *not working properly* responds with a page that looks ike DNS issues, then if you click on renew you get:
' Our website is temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We are working hard to resolve this issue. If you are outside the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands you may have reached
this page because the TV Licensing website is not available in your location. '
-Obs I am in the UK or I wouldn't need to pay for the damn rubbish.
Derby
Swadlincote, United Kingdom • 4 months agoWhy is the tv licence renewal site still down after 2 wks?
Derby
Swadlincote, United Kingdom • 4 months agoWhy is the tv licence renewal site still down after 2 wks?
Northampton, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
Why is the tv site still down after over two weeks ?grrrr. get it fixed please .
Northampton, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
Why is this site down after two weeks off. been trying to get TV paid but its over two weeks . whats wrong with you .
How yo meant to pay instalments?
Carlton Colville, United Kingdom • 4 months agoWebsite has been "temporarily unavailable" for several days.How yo meant to pay instalments?
Joyce
Islington, United Kingdom • 4 months agoWebsite has been "temporarily unavailable" for several days.
Adrian
London, United Kingdom • 4 months agoJust displays "Our website is temporarily unavailable" message however I try to access it, many times over the last week. Tried different browsers. Accessing from UK, no VPN. All the same.
green
Coventry, United Kingdom • 4 months agoi have tried to renew at various times over the last week, all to no avail
Sheffield, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
Can't renew licence - website unavailable
Rob
London, United Kingdom • 4 months agoThe TV licensing website appears to be up/down numerous times this morning....disappearing and reappearing with a "new" format...are they testing as it will not accept my VALID TV licensing number!!!
Kevin Byrne
Fulham, United Kingdom • 4 months agoTrying to renew a licence in Invereness from my location in Isle of Colonsay, have been trying for 5 days now, website not working. Surely I have tried hard enough?
imike
London, United Kingdom • 4 months agotried for days to renew tv licence. site "Temporarily unavailable" message every time
Byerley Park
Durham, United Kingdom • 4 months agoWant to renew TV LIcence that expires at end of October. Been trying for 5 days and website is down. No other way to renew licence.
nb
Mitry-Mory, France • 4 months agoWebsite down message repeatedly
Eva
Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom • 4 months agothe website has been down for over a week in October!
John Biggam
Edinburgh, United Kingdom • 4 months agoTV licensing tells me the website is temporarilly down.
Eva
Worcester Park, United Kingdom • 4 months agoOur website is temporarily unavailable.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue.
Eva
Worcester Park, United Kingdom • 4 months agoThe site is reporting 'Our website is temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue.' Been like this since 16/10/2025 09:00
charles
Aberdeen, United Kingdom • 4 months agoTV Licensing website down today.
charles
Aberdeen, United Kingdom • 4 months agoTV Licensing website down today.
charles
Aberdeen, United Kingdom • 4 months agoTV Licensing website down today.
Sanjeev Ram
Hounslow, United Kingdom • 4 months agoSite Down since yesterday
Malton, United Kingdom • 4 months ago
temporarily down
jack
London, United Kingdom • 5 months agoWebsite is down (again!)
Mel Powles
Norwich, United Kingdom • 5 months agoCan't access the site - says I'm already signed in on another browser (I'm not).
It said to wait 15 minutes before trying again. Several hours passed and still no joy. Frustrating in the extreme.
Norwich, United Kingdom • 5 months ago
Can't access the site - says I'm already signed in on another browser (I'm not).
It said to wait 15 minutes before trying again. Several hours passed and still no joy. Frustrating in the extreme.
A Allin
Glasgow, United Kingdom • 5 months ago10/10/25 4.45 pm. Site is still unavailable
Glasgow, United Kingdom • 5 months ago
10/10/25 4.45 pm. Site is still unavailable
Glasgow, United Kingdom • 5 months ago
Says website is down. Just has notice on screen.
john
Hope Valley, United Kingdom • 5 months agodown
Manchester, United Kingdom • 5 months ago
Can’t log into website
Ce
Wandsworth, United Kingdom • 5 months agoWhat is going on with tv license website been down for 3 days.come on sort it out.
KC
Colchester, United Kingdom • 5 months ago'Our website is temporarily unavailable.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue.'
Been like that for 3 days now.
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom • 5 months ago
Our website is temporarily unavailable.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands • 5 months ago
down
john yeomans
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom • 5 months agoI cannot get passed the credit card page, what is wrong?
Ken Stewart
Croydon, United Kingdom • 6 months agoUsed gov.uk link to tv licence site. Site shows as temporarily unavailable.
Zachary Cole
Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom • 7 months agoWent to login not then loading
Joanne
Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom • 8 months agoit wont let me set up a payment the check your details is giving me a blank screen? I have tried 4 times today
JEROME
Hounslow, United Kingdom • 8 months agoWEBSITE NOT WORKING
dl
London, United Kingdom • 9 months agothe capita payments section throws me out with error 503 so unable to pay....help section and faq completely useless...just go round and round.
Paul Gillate
Algiers, Algeria • 9 months agoWhy is website down
SUSAN SILVERSTONE
Stalybridge, United Kingdom • 10 months agoCANNOT PAY LICENCE
paul
Kimpton, United Kingdom • 10 months agocannot make payment keep getting error code and a picture of internet cable
Grizz
Poole, United Kingdom • 10 months agoPayment screen is in a loop with e-paycapita. Cannot enter data, Cannot quit page, Cannot pay TV licence
Was the same yesterday (24 April 2025)
Alex
Manchester, United Kingdom • 11 months agoTV License site down again
Coppull, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
The site is down
Bradford, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
It says it down
G Clark
Waltham Forest, United Kingdom • 1 years agoSite gives unavailable message
David Turberfield
London, United Kingdom • 1 years agoI need to renew my TV licence but when going to the website I have been getting the message "Due to planned maintenance, our website is temporarily unavailable" for the last week.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • 1 years ago
Website seems to be under maintenance already for more than 24 hours!
Fed Up
Bangor, United Kingdom • 1 years agoSite not available over easter 2024. Neither was their automated telephone payment option. Result was had to pay an extra £10. 50 for a new license when they returned my cheque that I sent to them in March. Hopefully the Government will do away with tv licensing and these robbers will be out of a job.
Nicola
Darlington, United Kingdom • 1 years agoapp won't open. Website won't allow log in.
Sonia
Scholes, United Kingdom • 1 years agoWebsite temporarily unavailable
Manchester, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
"Our website is temporarily unavailable.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue." It has been like this for hours now
Manchester, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
TV licensing website says the server is temporarily down
High Bickington, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
Website displays message saying it's down
Coventry, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
Website won’t load
Swindon, United Kingdom • 1 years ago
Website not working
Anon
London, United Kingdom • 2 years agoSite maintenance page showing after fake emails sent out from their domain
D
Tottenham, United Kingdom • 2 years agoOur website is temporarily unavailable.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are working hard to resolve this issue.
Peter
Brigg, United Kingdom • 2 years agoLicense number not recognised when trying to renew
Plymouth, United Kingdom • 2 years ago
Cannot renew licence. Site is down.
Jim
London, United Kingdom • 2 years agoWebsite opens but dries up
E.Shaw
Glasgow, United Kingdom • 2 years agoWill not allow access to my account
Mrs Hardie
Bonnybridge, United Kingdom • 2 years agoWebsite not working so can’t pay for my licence
Lloydee
Penarth, United Kingdom • 2 years agotvlicensing website unavailable
Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • 2 years ago
will not accept back card number