thank you Septuagent

I will shortly be contacting Computeractive as well as OFCOM. I think the issue of the MAC codes seems to be a bit like the issue the Energy industry had with privatisation (I work in Energy) it just seems like all these things get rushed through without actually thinking about the consequences its frustrating though when you get stuck in the middle -especially when like me you have the IT literacy of a dead goldfish and prefer things to be simple.