DID YOU KNOW? You can now stop paying your TV license
If your TV does is incapable of receiving a broadcast signal, and you can prove it, you are not required to have a license.
NEWCASTLE – Here’s some good news for television owners who do not use their TV license for signal or for viewing content on SABC channels.
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According to the SABC, any person or entity that has in its possession and/or uses a TV set is obligated to have a TV license.
“A license remains payable, irrespective of whether a television set in one’s possession is used or not.”
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However, there is information that proves those people owning or in possession of a TV set, are not required by law to maintain the upkeep of a TV license.
www.mybroadband.co.za has published detailed information on when and how you can cancel your TV license.
“To remove the need to pay your TV license, you cannot own a device which can receive a broadcast television signal. This includes a decoder or a TV set. To render your TV incapable of receiving a broadcast signal, you need to remove its TV tuner.
“This needs to be done by a professional, and needs to be checked by an SABC inspector – who charges R300. You then have to send proof to the SABC every year that your TV cannot receive a signal. If an inspector comes to check, you pay an additional R300.
“If you have sold, disposed of, or lost your television, you are no longer required to have a TV license. The SABC must be notified on a prescribed form (affidavit) of the changed circumstances. It should be noted that a TV license cannot be cancelled while there is money outstanding on an account.
To cancel a TV license, individuals need a signed affidavit using a form supplied by the SABC/ Post Office.
