Digital Switch To Affect Car Radios

Monday, 26. April 2010

I raised the issue of digital radios many weeks ago but a few commentators are now starting to pick up on the fact that there has been a change in legislation which will follow the introduction and adoption of The Digital Economy Bill. Amongst other directives it rules that radios will be digital from 2015. Now correct me if I’m wrong but that’s only 5 years away. So knowing that this was going to be the case wouldn’t you expect manufacturers to be fitting all cars with digital radios already, often called DAB radios? Unless they expect cars to be thrown away after 5 years? So best they pull out their digitals and upgrade the radios fitted in new cars now rather than leave it till the last minute with drivers finding themselves with upgrade bills that should be unnecessary. By Graham Hill