What did/do you need a licence for?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 9:07 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. I remember CB Radio very well indeed. A group of we friends had them fitted by a professional firm, ready for the first day of legal operation. I have the licences somewhere still - I believe £12 but may be wrong. CB Radio could have been a marvellous and useful facility and for those using it properly was most enjoyable. Sadly, however, it was spoilt by a huge proportion of users with little to say just "acting the goat" and at their very best just incessantly asking for the time or for the locations of other folks. Considering what was involved the sets and accessories were really cheap to buy - of course the majority were removable for theft prevention, and the poor sliding contacts of the in car bracket could be troublesome. I was very sorry though to have to give it up for the above failure by the majority to exploit its full potential - and I daresay that mobile phones would probably have seen it off anyway. As a multi storey flat dweller my callsign was "Towerman" and the leader of our gang, who was rather bossy, was "The Ayotollah."

weenie · Post by **weenie** » Tue 08 Dec, 2009 9:36 pm

you can have a marriage license, not need one

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 5:19 am

HELLO MY DARLINGS..........well,the ones who knew me when i was of physical form!!! i really could not be bothered reading all of this...so,dogs,anything with a hand held remote...and unusualy trouser ralated swellings...no...really..i have been ill...but now..i'm back ..to let you know....that i can really...tell when your bullshining!.......so newbies',beware...cos i can reaeeaallly...shake 'em down!...........AS JACK BURTON SAID,,,GIPTON IS HERE!!!!!! HELLO 'ARRY!

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 11:59 am

BLAKEY wrote: 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. I remember CB Radio very well indeed. A group of we friends had them fitted by a professional firm, ready for the first day of legal operation. I have the licences somewhere still - I believe £12 but may be wrong. CB Radio could have been a marvellous and useful facility and for those using it properly was most enjoyable. Sadly, however, it was spoilt by a huge proportion of users with little to say just "acting the goat" and at their very best just incessantly asking for the time or for the locations of other folks. Considering what was involved the sets and accessories were really cheap to buy - of course the majority were removable for theft prevention, and the poor sliding contacts of the in car bracket could be troublesome. I was very sorry though to have to give it up for the above failure by the majority to exploit its full potential - and I daresay that mobile phones would probably have seen it off anyway. As a multi storey flat dweller my callsign was "Towerman" and the leader of our gang, who was rather bossy, was "The Ayotollah." My BIL still has and still uses his CB, almost daily.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 1:38 pm

wiggy wrote: HELLO MY DARLINGS..........well,the ones who knew me when i was of physical form!!! i really could not be bothered reading all of this...so,dogs,anything with a hand held remote...and unusualy trouser ralated swellings...no...really..i have been ill...but now..i'm back ..to let you know....that i can really...tell when your bullshining!.......so newbies',beware...cos i can reaeeaallly...shake 'em down!...........AS JACK BURTON SAID,,,GIPTON IS HERE!!!!!! HELLO 'ARRY! Hi Wiggy. Whatever you're on.....halve the dose!

Si · Post by Si » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 1:44 pm

Brandy wrote: Chrism wrote: You now need a licence to move scrap around, take note you unlicenced ones! All the departed rag and bone men will be turning in their graves. Yes but have you seen how easy it is to apply for one?http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/bu ... 06613.aspx That's for a Waste Carriers licence, but if you store the scrap in your yard, you need a Waste Management licence - much, much harder to come by. For an "O" licence (Operator's Licence, as mentioned above by Trojan) I think you also now need a CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) in National Road Haulage, so no, they don't give 'em out for milk-bottle tops. A CPC is not easy to obtain (especially if you haven't taken any sort of course followed by an exam since school!)

morleyhall · Post by **morleyhall** » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 2:03 pm

I can't say I remember your handle Blakey. I was only a youngster back then, so I didn't use it much myself although, our paths may have crossed if you ever attended the C.B. clubs in Morley back in the early 80's. If you were a member, I probably collected your club badge from the engravers on Dewsbury Road.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 8:54 pm

morleyhall wrote: I can't say I remember your handle Blakey. I was only a youngster back then, so I didn't use it much myself although, our paths may have crossed if you ever attended the C.B. clubs in Morley back in the early 80's. If you were a member, I probably collected your club badge from the engravers on Dewsbury Road. No actually I was never connected with any clubs or societies for CB, so I imagine we haven't "met" on the airwaves. I still regret the demise of the system and wish it was still on the go and in general use.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 10:05 pm

Do you still need a marriage licence?

weenie · Post by **weenie** » Wed 09 Dec, 2009 10:07 pm

you cant get married without one