UK lifetime amateur radio licence comes into force Friday

The new Lifetime Licence is scheduled to be launched on Friday 1 December 2006.

The Radio Licensing Centre in Bristol stopped issuing licences on the 22 November but continued to handle enquiries following an initial contractual misunderstanding that resulted in all enquiry lines being closed.

A number of Radio Licensing Centre staff are being seconded to Ofcom for a temporary period to handle the inevitable increase in enquiries after the launch date.

It is understood that while the new Terms and Conditions will apply to all licensees from 1 December, it is planned to send out over 60,000 paper copies over the next few months.

These licences will then remain valid for an initial period of five years or until personal circumstances such as address changes need to be notified.

Ofcom has advised the RSGB that it is not intending to send out licence reminders when the five year period is drawing to a close and the responsibility will lie with the licensee to notify Ofcom that the details held on record are correct.

The RSGB however are hoping to come to an agreement with Ofcom to enable the Society to offer a reminder service to their members.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

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