What did/do you need a licence for?

simong · Post by **simong** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 2:56 pm

It's funny how the people who complain about paying for a TV licence are often the ones who pay ~£40 a month for Sky...

morleyhall · Post by **morleyhall** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 3:43 pm

Anyone remember the good old Citizen Band radio? If my childhood memory serves me right, it was about a tenner a year for a licence.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 3:47 pm

biggee99 wrote: The thing people want to stop paying NOW is the TV licence, tell why you need to pay for a TV licence when you don't watch BBC.How do they get away with it paying for something you don't watch?Next will be the computer licence.I am not paying the TV licence any more from Feb 2010 my new years resolution stop paying for what i don't use. if youhave a tv dard in your pc, you already need one - a tv licence. only one oer household though. don't get caught out its expensive

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 3:48 pm

Fishing licence, do you still need one? It's long time since I got my rod out.

simong · Post by **simong** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 4:56 pm

morleyhall wrote: Anyone remember the good old Citizen Band radio? If my childhood memory serves me right, it was about a tenner a year for a licence. It's still around. I can recall when it became legal after years of being a cult hobby. Pretty much killed it stone dead. Just checked and you don't need a licence any more. The requirement was dropped in 2006 but the item I've found on OFCOM's website points out that CBers are sharing MOD spectrum and should accept interference from military traffic.

simong · Post by **simong** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 4:58 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Fishing licence, do you still need one? It's long time since I got my rod out. You still need a rod licence: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ho ... 7.aspxEdit: Fnaar.

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 5:10 pm

Here's what I was/am licensed/not licensed to drive according to my first driving license issued in 1967GROUPS OF VEHICLES1. Heavy locomotive , light locomotive, motor tractor, heavy motor car , but excluding any vehicle in group 2,3,4,5,6or132. Agricultural tractor , but excluding any vehicle comprised inGroup63. Mowing machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian4. Road Roller.5. Track laying vehicle steered by its tracks but exluding any vehicle comprised in group 6.6. Agricultural tractor which is a track laying vehicle steered by its tracks.7. Motor bicycle ( with or without sidecar) , but excluding any vehicle comprised in Group 3 or 128. Trolley vehicle.9. Vehicle exempted from duty under section 6(6) of the Vehicles (excise) Act , 1962.10 Invalid carriage.11. Motor tricycle weighing not more than 8cwt. unladen, but excluding any vehicle comprised in Group 3 or 13.12 Moped13 Vehicle propelled by electrical power but excluding any vehicle comprised in group 3 or 10.It then goes on for another page and a half defining a moped ( under 50cc) and detailing other restrictions. Some of this stuff had real-world consequences eg Group 11 explained why the Reliant Robin caught on.My pink plastic modern license with photo id doesn't have room for all this legalese( maybe its on the bit of paper that comes with it but I can't find that at the moment). Interesting to note that according to this (unless the law has changed) I am licensed to drive a heavy motor car but not an electric propelled vehicle! Someone needs to tell the drivers of hybrid & electric cars. Sadly I never got the chance to drive a heavy or light locomotive.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 5:50 pm

blackprince wrote: Here's what I was/am licensed/not licensed to drive according to my first driving license issued in 1967GROUPS OF VEHICLES1. Heavy locomotive , light locomotive, motor tractor, heavy motor car , but excluding any vehicle in group 2,3,4,5,6or132. Agricultural tractor , but excluding any vehicle comprised inGroup63. Mowing machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian4. Road Roller.5. Track laying vehicle steered by its tracks but exluding any vehicle comprised in group 6.6. Agricultural tractor which is a track laying vehicle steered by its tracks.7. Motor bicycle ( with or without sidecar) , but excluding any vehicle comprised in Group 3 or 128. Trolley vehicle.9. Vehicle exempted from duty under section 6(6) of the Vehicles (excise) Act , 1962.10 Invalid carriage.11. Motor tricycle weighing not more than 8cwt. unladen, but excluding any vehicle comprised in Group 3 or 13.12 Moped13 Vehicle propelled by electrical power but excluding any vehicle comprised in group 3 or 10.It then goes on for another page and a half defining a moped ( under 50cc) and detailing other restrictions. Some of this stuff had real-world consequences eg Group 11 explained why the Reliant Robin caught on.likewise but just now being poorly, they won'teven let me drive a herd of cows!My pink plastic modern license with photo id doesn't have room for all this legalese( maybe its on the bit of paper that comes with it but I can't find that at the moment). Interesting to note that according to this (unless the law has changed) I am licensed to drive a heavy motor car but not an electric propelled vehicle! Someone needs to tell the drivers of hybrid & electric cars. Sadly I never got the chance to drive a heavy or light locomotive.

sundowner · Post by **sundowner** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 8:24 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Fishing licence, do you still need one? It's long time since I got my rod out. Hi Cardiarms you do need a licence to fish.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 9:05 pm

blackprince wrote: Here's what I was/am licensed/not licensed to drive according to my first driving license issued in 1967GROUPS OF VEHICLES1. Heavy locomotive , light locomotive, motor tractor, heavy motor car , but excluding any vehicle in group 2,3,4,5,6or132. Agricultural tractor , but excluding any vehicle comprised inGroup63. Mowing machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian4. Road Roller.5. Track laying vehicle steered by its tracks but exluding any vehicle comprised in group 6.6. Agricultural tractor which is a track laying vehicle steered by its tracks.7. Motor bicycle ( with or without sidecar) , but excluding any vehicle comprised in Group 3 or 128. Trolley vehicle.9. Vehicle exempted from duty under section 6(6) of the Vehicles (excise) Act , 1962.10 Invalid carriage.11. Motor tricycle weighing not more than 8cwt. unladen, but excluding any vehicle comprised in Group 3 or 13.12 Moped13 Vehicle propelled by electrical power but excluding any vehicle comprised in group 3 or 10.It then goes on for another page and a half defining a moped ( under 50cc) and detailing other restrictions. Some of this stuff had real-world consequences eg Group 11 explained why the Reliant Robin caught on.My pink plastic modern license with photo id doesn't have room for all this legalese( maybe its on the bit of paper that comes with it but I can't find that at the moment). Interesting to note that according to this (unless the law has changed) I am licensed to drive a heavy motor car but not an electric propelled vehicle! Someone needs to tell the drivers of hybrid & electric cars. Sadly I never got the chance to drive a heavy or light locomotive. Keep an eye on your licence - I've heard a rumour from a usually very reliable source that the government are set to quietly remove the 7.5 tonne entitlement from driving licences in the next year or two. Certainly if you pass your car test now you don't get that entitlement anymore.