Ofcom, the communications regulator, put forward plans yesterdayto legalise the use of "low power FM transmitters". It will consult on the issue until September, after which the devices are expected to become legal. Owners would not require a licence. Their use is currently banned because of the potential to cause interference to broadcast services.

Jason Jenkins, deputy editor of the gadget magazine T3, welcomed the proposal. "They are nifty little things and an easy way to listen to your iPod tunes in your car," he said.

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