Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2018 22:11:53 GMT
Using a phone or a sat nav when driving (01 Mar 2018)
www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law
www.rac.co.uk/drive/features/driving-offences-you-didnt-know-were-illegal/
www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/mobile-phone-laws/
www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/harsher-punishments-for-drivers-using-their-phone/
"Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving is illegal.
Mobile phone driving laws were first enacted in December 2003, and since 2007 the penalty was three points on your licence and a fine (£60 at first, but £100 from 2013).
But from 1 March 2017, the penalty doubled – so being caught using a mobile phone while driving carries a penalty of six points and a £200 fine.
The RAC has campaigned to toughen the penalties because we know growing numbers of our members are frustrated at seeing other road users flout the law.
Interestingly, further RAC research has uncovered that up to now, police forces have had the power to offer awareness courses instead of penalties for hand-held mobile phone use. And that almost two in three drivers caught under the law chose an awareness course instead of points and a fine.
The Government has suggested that the use of educational courses should not be an option for those caught using a hand-held mobile phone behind the wheel, however, senior police officers have suggested that they wish to retain that option as an appropriate course of action in some cases.
Hands-free phone use: the law
You are allowed to use a phone if it is fully hands-free – you’re not allowed to pick it up and operate it even momentarily.
Any hands-free devices should be fully set up before you drive, so you can take calls without handling the device.
The police still have the power to stop you if they believe you have been distracted by using a mobile phone while driving, even if it’s fully hands-free. Some road safety groups believe mobile phones should be completely switched off while driving, to avoid any distractions."
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ramgarhiasikhs.freeforums.net/thread/1320/drivers-using-phones-double-penalties
Being stopped by the police while driving: your rights
www.gov.uk/stopped-by-police-while-driving-your-rights
www.which.co.uk/news/2017/08/tough-punishments-for-using-sat-nav-apps-on-smartphones-while-driving/
www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law
www.rac.co.uk/drive/features/driving-offences-you-didnt-know-were-illegal/
www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/mobile-phone-laws/
www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/harsher-punishments-for-drivers-using-their-phone/
"Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving is illegal.
Mobile phone driving laws were first enacted in December 2003, and since 2007 the penalty was three points on your licence and a fine (£60 at first, but £100 from 2013).
But from 1 March 2017, the penalty doubled – so being caught using a mobile phone while driving carries a penalty of six points and a £200 fine.
The RAC has campaigned to toughen the penalties because we know growing numbers of our members are frustrated at seeing other road users flout the law.
Interestingly, further RAC research has uncovered that up to now, police forces have had the power to offer awareness courses instead of penalties for hand-held mobile phone use. And that almost two in three drivers caught under the law chose an awareness course instead of points and a fine.
The Government has suggested that the use of educational courses should not be an option for those caught using a hand-held mobile phone behind the wheel, however, senior police officers have suggested that they wish to retain that option as an appropriate course of action in some cases.
Hands-free phone use: the law
You are allowed to use a phone if it is fully hands-free – you’re not allowed to pick it up and operate it even momentarily.
Any hands-free devices should be fully set up before you drive, so you can take calls without handling the device.
The police still have the power to stop you if they believe you have been distracted by using a mobile phone while driving, even if it’s fully hands-free. Some road safety groups believe mobile phones should be completely switched off while driving, to avoid any distractions."
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Linked to:
ramgarhiasikhs.freeforums.net/thread/1320/drivers-using-phones-double-penalties
Being stopped by the police while driving: your rights
www.gov.uk/stopped-by-police-while-driving-your-rights
www.which.co.uk/news/2017/08/tough-punishments-for-using-sat-nav-apps-on-smartphones-while-driving/