Rod Licences for England and Wales

You can buy your rod licence over the Internet via the Environment Agency web site. (There is a nominal administration charge, and Pensioner/Disabled licences are currently excluded from the scheme.)

Licences are also available at Post Offices in England and Wales. Full-season licences are also obtainable by telephone.

Licence charges for 2007/08 (valid from 1st April 2007)

Please note that 2008 prices not available when this page was updated in December 2007; we are advised that they will be published in early 2008 at http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/fish/246986/257338

Rules for obtaining a concessionary licence
Concessionary rates apply to people who are:

• over 12 years old but under 17 on the day they buy the licence
• aged 65 and over
• holders of an appropriate disability certificate

Adult applicants for concessions will be required to provide proof of eligibility and identity. (Last year's concessionary rod licence plus a driving licence are acceptable.)

A telephone service, at a small additional charge, is available for full annual licences only. The telephone number is 0870 1662662.

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