North Yorkshire businesses who don’t need a TV licence should tell TV Licensing, the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has said.

Matthew Thompson, TV Licensing spokesman said: “If businesses don’t need a licence and let us know, we can stop sending them letters for around three years, after which we’ll just get on touch to check the position is still the same.

“But it’s important businesses know when a licence is needed as our enquiry officers do visit unlicensed business addresses.”

Businesses must be covered by a TV Licence if staff or customers watch or record live television.