I don't fooking believe it

[duchy boy]

We had a letter this week saying that we have to pay £450 to continue using a Radio at our Garage (royalties to pop stars) Don't they already get enough. Has this country gone mad

[deltamal]

Just had that letter, the guys are using personal earphones now, think the goverment will measure the amount of air we breath next and tax that!!

[Mk2Jo]

We got stung for that last year - "Performing Rights Society" music licence. It is all legal and above aboard unfortunately as we looked at every loophole. Earphones for every employee is the ONLY way to get out of it unless you are playing music that has been made by an employee (ie a recording of them singing their own music). Alternatively you could just say you don't play the radio but they do check randomly and fines are given out

 

Our renewal has just come through

[4parajon]

Its shocking is'nt it, I remember Jo mentioning it last year, bloody disgracefull if you ask me

[Guest chriscapriman]

u shudnt be listening to the radio at work, u should be busy doing your job only jokin , what a pisstake, cheeky feckers tryin to clawback every penny from losses due to free downloads depends on the job, but for some, dont earphones present a health and saftey issue tho

[escortmad79]

Cheeky c***s!!

 

If they tried that, they'd get it returned to sender with "shove it up your arse" scrawled over it!!

[5hane]

We got stung for that last year - "Performing Rights Society" music licence. It is all legal and above aboard unfortunately as we looked at every loophole. Earphones for every employee is the ONLY way to get out of it unless you are playing music that has been made by an employee (ie a recording of them singing their own music). Alternatively you could just say you don't play the radio but they do check randomly and fines are given out

 

Our renewal has just come through

 

 

what about buying (say 5 people in a workshop) 4 cheap radios (£2-3) and 1 proper one ?

 

as then its only one person listening to each radio

[Fishtailparka]

It's an old law, just they have decided to enforce it.

I prefer to have it off anyway.

And if it means that less people have to hear that twat Moyles it can only be a good thing for all of humanity.

[stevepeanut]

It's an old law, just they have decided to enforce it.

I prefer to have it off anyway.

And if it means that less people have to hear that twat Moyles it can only be a good thing for all of humanity.

 

agreed, I used to listen to him, but he just spurts bullshit all morning about he great he is. I've gone to radio 2 and the ramblings of Terry Wogan

[ZetecVan 2.0]

But if you have a room or somewhere, like a flat above the workplace, and you play it really really loud, and the sound can be heard in the room where everyone is, you don't have to pay.

[Copey]

what a joke!!

[duchy boy]

It's an old law, just they have decided to enforce it.

I prefer to have it off anyway.

And if it means that less people have to hear that twat Moyles it can only be a good thing for all of humanity.

 

agreed, I used to listen to him, but he just spurts bullshit all morning about he great he is. I've gone to radio 2 and the ramblings of Terry Wogan

Same here mate, not over keen on Wogan but the rest of the day is ok, (Ken Bruce, Jeremy Vine, Steve wright and Chris Evans) O and there is always Radio 5