Comments for Radio Scrappage Scheme & Amnesty

Comment on Radio Scrappage Scheme by admin

admin — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:43:27 +0000

There aren’t any trade in deals at the moment.

Comment on Radio Scrappage Scheme by Mr. R. Douglas-Jones

Mr. R. Douglas-Jones — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:13:34 +0000

Can one still obtain a trade in discount on an old analogue radio against a brand new PURE Evoke 3 DAB Radio?
Thanks.

Comment on Radio Scrappage Scheme by Tony

Tony — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:09:02 +0000

I already have four DAB radios (used in bedrooms, the garage, on my desk and a personal one for BBC’s TMS). I will also take advantage of the scrappge scheme buy two more sets for other bedrooms, etc. Great! But my real beef is what about my hi-fi systems (a Denon, a Sony and a Pioneer). Whereas my smaller radios can be replaced for tens of pounds the tuners/tuner-amps of my hi-fi systems will cost hundreds of pounds (even if available). What is the scrappage scheme for the real top-end of the market? By the way at JLP I’ve not seen anything discounted to 20%

Comment on Radio Amnesty by Mark

Mark — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:48:27 +0000

Until DAB sounds as good or better than FM (possibly by upgrading to DAB+), DAB coverage is solid (very patchy at present), and DAB radios are fitted as standard in cars, DAB penetration will not increase much further. Schemes such as this will not change matters. Fundemental problems already highlighted will have to be addressed.

Comment on Radio Amnesty by Andy

Andy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:56:30 +0000

Does not include all models within the manufacturer’s DAB range, check with the retailer first

Comment on Radio Scrappage Scheme by C. Docherty

C. Docherty — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:29:08 +0000

I wonder how much this “radio scrappage scheme” is intended as a genuine offer to recycle old analogue sets while giving discounts to radio listeners, and how much it’s intended as a way of getting some free publicity and to increase the footfall in retail outlets. I approached a high street retailer today and was refused a discount because my set was a combined radio and CD player. If the publicity is to be believed then sets that can’t be used will be recycled. (My old machine works fine!)

Comment on Radio Scrappage Scheme by Harold

Harold — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:09:43 +0000

My first impression, based on attempts to trade in a Panasonic analogue radio in full working order is that many dealers know little or nothing about the scheme. I also found that makers were restricting the range of models they offer within the scheme to a small number – I suspect that the models offered are obsolescent and they see the scheme as a chance to off-load these units.

I can’t see a substantial increase in users of digital services deriving from these very limited provisions.

Comment on Radio Amnesty by Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:27:59 +0000

This scheme is flawed from the outset. I went today (22nd May) the first day it was in operation to both John Lewis and Comet in Cambridge. JL are offering a very limited choice of radios I didn’t want (all the really cheap stuff they cannot sell) and Comet had no idea that they were even taking part in this. Some helpful briefing wouldn’t have gone amiss.