TV license by credit card

Milarky

Looks like you can now pay for this by credit card [must phone an 0870 number though - so best done at the w/e]. Has any one any experience of doing this? I presume there is no difference in the cost?

Thanks

EDIT 07/10: Thanks for all your observations below. These have been very infomative - shame I didn't notice this facilty before. Let's hope lots of moneysavers will now use this option.

Joe_Bloggs

There is a way to pay online by debit/mastercard/visa here.
It looks like Amex Blue users are left out in the cold.

Milarky

Thanks JB. I'd just gone there and found it myself.

According to SayNoto0870.com there is also a free number corresponding to their 0870 242 4567 number, which is: 0800 551550.

michaels

I always pay by card as it is not reccuring and the 1% cashback is always nice to have...

ManAtHome

I paid on-line last year with a Visa CC, was pretty painless (apart from having to pay the CC bill....) unfortunately due again end of this month...

ps - no difference in cost when paying by card.

sportbeth

Am I right in thinking that when you pay by DD they take 6 months worth of money in advance?

Have all MSE's taken the sensible option and just paid annually? To me it doesn't make any sense to give someone else my money 6 months in advance, I could put it away into my own savings account in advance and make the interest on it no matter how feeble the amount would be!

ManAtHome

sportbeth wrote:

Am I right in thinking that when you pay by DD they take 6 months worth of money in advance?

Yes, it's 6 months before, 6 months after - don;t think there would be a great deal of difference as you lose the interest on the 'before' payments, but gain on the 'after's.

jonesMUFCforever

My mother used to pay her tv licence by Barclaycard (in full once a year) but a couple of years ago they wrote to her to say that they could no longer process a credit card payment due to costs.
Obviously they have changed the rules once again but my mother won't have to worry as she's 75 on Sunday!

bob_builder_2

I have paid my TV licence online with a credit card for the past 4 years!

jonesMUFCforever

My mum paid her bill through a continious authority on her Barclaycard, until they told her that they would not accept it again.
Eric