Follow These Steps to Check Your SABC TV Licence Balance or to Initiate a Cancellation
South Africa is one of the countries where payment is required for the reception of television broadcasts. This payment is called a television license. The license fee is also paid for TV sets that have some broadcasts that are partly or fully funded. As it is obtainable on most broadcasters, the SABC TV licence offers TV license holders the opportunity to legally view programs without interruption.
It covers clients’ viewing all through a licensing year and is expected to be renewed before the year runs out. SABC TV License is mandatory as long as one has a television set and whether it is in use or not, according to the Broadcasting Act No 4 of 1999, as amended. Checking your SABC TV License balance or initiating a cancellation requires little or no effort. Simply follow the steps below.
This process is very easy to navigate through as the broadcaster has made sure it is accessible and convenient for everyone irrespective of the type of license one is having. These are the steps involved:
Interestingly, you can manage your account and do other things once you are logged in. From viewing your payment history to making payments and other transactions, the platform offers clients the opportunity to conveniently do a whole lot in a user-friendly manner.
To do this, it requires a simple process. Simply sign in using your last name, the postcode on your licence, and your TV license number to view your TV Licence online. It can be done at any time. Interestingly, you can go ahead to cancel your TV license if you only watch Netflix. But you need a TV license if you are watching Live TV on apps or BBC programs on iPlayer.
People cancel their TV licenses mostly when they don’t own a TV set capable of receiving broadcast signals (Recall that regardless of whether a TV set is used or not, a license remains payable).
Also, you are no longer required to have a television license when you lose, sell, or dispose of your television set (s). In such a situation, you need to make the relevant statement at the nearest Commissioner of Oaths or inform the SABC through a pro forma affidavit to cancel your license.
Simply follow these steps:
Simply go to the front of your TV Licence documentation to find out if your TV license is valid or not. However, if this method did not work for you, simply log in and view your licence on the SABC website to find out the validity of your licence and other things.
There are various types of television licenses available to everyone. Depending on who you are and what you do, there is a suitable license package that you can benefit from. Take a look at the available packages:
This package is exclusively designed for prospective clients who have plans of setting up a TV in a business environment. It also offers amazing services to people with any connection to business activities or related transactions.
This particular licence is fashioned for individual or household use. It is mainly used in residences and not for business purposes. It is unique and suitable for usage in homes.
This licence is strictly for private use. It is designed for people setting up a TV in a vessel, mobile home, aircraft, vehicle, and other mobile devices. This package offers a great deal of comfort and more to users.
It is not out of place for TV dealers to show contents to prospective buyers. So, it is for this purpose that this package was designed for people who deal with TV sets.
Failure to pay your TV License attracts some penalties. It is an offense and is liable to a fine not more than R500 with each offense and/or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months upon conviction in a criminal court.
