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Snake110:
yep im about on 19 when out n about
aswel as monitoring various amateur calling frequencys..

Range Rover Blues:

--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---
--- Quote from: "Bigbluemaverick" ---And best of all you don't need a licence any more, cos the man deregulated it last year!
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Careful choice of words. Its not deregulated by any sense. You just dont need a licence.

All the old restrictions still apply.
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I suspect that is only to close the loophole on prosecuting drivers for using the CB whilst driveing, as it is no longer a licensed 2 way radio, it is no longer exempt from the law.

lambert:
that sounds about par for the course.

CaptainColourful:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---
--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---
--- Quote from: "Bigbluemaverick" ---And best of all you don't need a licence any more, cos the man deregulated it last year!
--- End quote ---


Careful choice of words. Its not deregulated by any sense. You just dont need a licence.

All the old restrictions still apply.
--- End quote ---


I suspect that is only to close the loophole on prosecuting drivers for using the CB whilst driveing, as it is no longer a licensed 2 way radio, it is no longer exempt from the law.
--- End quote ---


I read somewhere on a forum ( will find the white paper again when I remember where )  that using a CB whilst driving is not illegal under the "use of mobile phones whilst driving" law.

There's a loophole that allows the use of CB or taxi radios because they are not "Duplex" i.e. On a phone you can transmit and receive at the same time, on CB & two way radios you cannot... so they are not covered by the new laws..
 HOWEVER, I reckon the alternative charge would be driving without due care and attention if you argued with the boys in blue, so I wouldn't recommend daring them to pull you...  Just make sure you get charged with the correct offence  :wink:

welshlaner:
weather legal of not while your laning at 5 mph who is going to know

Absolute must while laning, as only way you can talk to a convoy, up on the welsh hills some sundays you can find a nice high spot and listen to all the groups out laning by scanning the channels.

Some chat some just use it to tell of open/shut gates, sometimes you can listen and you get to know who is out and where they are.

I reckon we are about the last lot to use them

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