Government agencies support drive to keep motorists up to date on their journeys
7 May 2014 10:19 AM
Motorists are being
encouraged to not miss a thing and keep up to date on their journey by using
digital radio.
DVLA and the Driver and
Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) alongside the Department for Transport and the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, are working in partnership with
‘Digital Radio’ to encourage motorists to keep up to date by using
digital radio.
The government recently
announced that new national stations will soon be launched, increasing listener
choice. At the moment, drivers can pick up:
- their available national digital
stations
- local digital radio stations
available in their area
- their available FM
stations
The government has also
announced the build of nearly 400 new DABtransmitters over the next 2
years. This means digital radio will have increased coverage across the UK,
bringing DAB digital radio to around 7,000 kilometres of
roads.
The BBC has also made a
commitment to provide good in-vehicle coverage for motorways and major roads,
as part of its rollout of national coverage to 97% of the population by the end
of 2015.
New vehicles
Over 45% of all new cars are now
fitted with a digital radio as standard, including cars from major vehicle
manufacturers like Ford, Volkswagen and Volvo.
The number of people listening
to digital radios in cars is growing fast thanks to 900,000 new vehicles being
sold in 2013 with digital radios fitted as standard.
How to get your car
converted
If your car doesn’t
already come with a digital radio as standard, you can visit your car dealer or
a car
accessory retailer to get it converted.