The first licence fee – for radio – was issued in November 1922. The amount was ten shillings (50p). After the war (1946) this was increased to one pound and then in 1965 to one pound five shillings (£1.25p). Radio only licences were abolished in February 1971.

The first combined Radio/TV licence – for £2 – was issued in June 1946. The first supplementary licence fee for colour TV was introduced in January 1968.

April 1993	—	£27.50	£83
April 1994	—	£28	£84.50
April 1995	—	£28.50	£86.50
April 1996	—	£30	£89.50
April 1997	—	£30.50	£91.50
April 1998	—	£32.50	£97.50
April 1999	—	£33.50	£101
April 2000	—	£34.50	£104
April 2001	—	£36.50	£109
April 2002	—		£112
April 2003	—		£116
April 2004	—		£121
April 2005	—		£126.50
April 2006			£131.50
April 2007	—	£45.50	£135.50
April 2008 April 2009 April 2010 Fixed to 2016	—	£47 £48 £49	£139.50 £142.50 £145.50