Do I need a TV licence to watch non BBC on my set top box which were recorded before I cancelled it 21 December 2021 at 12:22PM in Phones & TV 2 replies 161 views

Jeffy

Do I need a TV licence to watch non BBC recordings on my set top box which were recorded when I had a licence which I have subsequently cancelled. Thanks!

tacpot12

You don't need a TV Licence. This is from the TVLicensing FAQs: 

"You don’t need a TV Licence if you never watch or record programmes as they’re being shown on TV, on any channel, or live on an online TV service, and you never download or watch BBC programmes on BBC iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand."

You would have needed a TV License to watch or record the programs that you recorded, but you had this, and you only need a TV Licence to watch BBC programs at a later date.  They programs you have recorded are not BBC programs so no TV licence is needed. 

Cornucopia

You don't need a Licence to watch programs previously recorded off-air.   Full stop.   

This applies to both commercial content and BBC.