Certain groups of people may be exempt from the £180 TV licence fee. Depending on your circumstances, you could get a 100 per cent or partial discount on the payment. The TV licence has been an annual fee for countless UK homes since it was launched in 1946. Back then, the BBC was the only broadcaster in Britain and the licence cost £2 - roughly equivalent to around £105 in today's money. Despite changes in how we watch television, with the emergence of countless channels, streaming platforms