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Terry Mathieson
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David
You apear to be confusing two different licences, the TV licence which also covers radio is simply a licence to recieve broadcasts and although the revenue collected is basicaly used to fund the BBC, you require a licence if you have the equipment to recieve any broadcast from any source. The Public Performance Licence (PPL) is isued by the Performing Rights Society and the revenue is paid to the artists, writers, etc by means of royalty payments. This licence is required by anyone who plays copyright protected material in a manner which is deemed to be public broadcasting which includes such things as some telephone "on-hold" music, musac, and radios which are played in workplaces, to name but a few. See the PRS website at www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk for details.
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Terry Mathieson
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Hi Colin
As Ian said in his last post, The IEE Code of Practice for In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment, 3rd edition has all the answers including a table on page 20 giving suggested test frequencies for different classes of equipment in different types of premises. As to how soon after purchase, I personally test all new equipment before it goes into service.
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Terry Mathieson
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I would value the opinion of this forum on the following scenario (appologies if it is a long thread)
An NHS employee, who is a part time Macmillan Comunity Nurse, had a lease car issued in 2005. Being the first "proper" car that he/she had had, and never having had to worry about scheduled servicing in the past, they missed their first (10k ml) service. The car has since been serviced at 20k, 30k, 40k and 50K miles. Late in 2007 the car started overheating and the employee contacted the local main dealer to ask for advice. They were instructed to "bring it in" when they explained that a journey of 60 miles was involved, they were told to "just keep an eye on things and take it easy". The result was that the engine seized and subsequently had to be replaced.
The manufacturer and main dealer have stated that because of the missed service, the vehicle warranty has been withdrawn and the repair is therefore chargable. My questions are - is it reasonable (legal)for the NHS Trust to ask the employee to pay the resultant £6000 repair bill? in view of the facts that the car has been serviced at least 4 times since the service was missed, and that if the car had not been driven 60 miles on the instruction of the dealer, the engine would have been repairable and the £6000 bill avoided. Can the Trust arrest the wages of this employee to pay for the damage?
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