Hey good buddy, UK lifts ban on FM Transmitters and CBs
Knowing that you risk legal trouble in the UK just for plugging your phone into a wall socket, you shouldn't be too surprised to learn that low-power FM transmitters -- like those that allow your iPod to play music through your car stereo -- are illegal too. Until December 8th that is. See, the UK's Office of Communications (Ofcom) heard your cries of freedom and are all set to lift the ban set by WWII-era legislation. Be careful though, not all FM transmitters will be legal, only those carrying the CE mark of approval. Oh, and let's all welcome back the 70s while we're at it 'cause you no longer need a license to use CB radios in The Kingdom either. Breaker one-nine this here's Rubber Duck, we say let them truckers roll!
Filed under: Portable Audio, Transportation
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PreGHz @ Nov 24th 2006 8:39AM
First you try to do Brit speak, now trucker speak?
YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAA BBBBBOOOOOIEEEEEE!!!
Ssco @ Nov 24th 2006 9:10AM
Awesome!
Now surely the next logical step is to get an iPod CB radio!
We'll be chatting and listening to our tunes while on the gridlocked M25 - bliss!
Drew @ Nov 24th 2006 10:12AM
haha! What a great picture. Where's it from/what's it of? It looks like an old TV show or something?
Richard @ Nov 24th 2006 10:21AM
I think the picture is from a late 70's show called "BJ and the Bear" 10-4.
_man1c_ @ Nov 24th 2006 11:52AM
Yup ol BJ McKay and his best friend Bear... i used to love that show, and thus also wanted to become a truck-driver becuase of it..
Rorschach @ Nov 24th 2006 6:08PM
Perhaps it's worth pointing out that the primary purpose of the iPod is still illegal in the UK, as ripping your own music from CDs you own to your own computer / MP3 player for your own use still infringes 18th century copyright legislation - see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/29/nipod29.xml
Matt @ Nov 24th 2006 1:36PM
I think you'll find - once Apple sues you to hell of course - that the "primary purpose" of the ipod is to give Apple a monopoly on DRM'd music downloads :)