Tonight i shopped in a drink driver...

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

so would anyone follow one whilst on the phone to the police? I heard that it wouldn't be classed as an offense to be on your mobile in this type of situation.

Drunk driver gets into their car & drives away, someone else gets on their phone & gets in their car to follow.

I'd shop them both! Talking on the phone whilst driving is almost as dangerous as being drunk behind the wheel IMO!

Helping police or not, I sincerely hope that is an offence. I suspect the police would frown on it too, since there's a possibility of putting yourself in harm if the drunk driver realises you're following them.

I heard it could be classed as an 'emergency situation'. I suppose you'd be narrating your journey to them like they teach you at IAM, so not as dangerous providing you've got handsfree. Mythbusters did a drink driving vs. mobile phone test a while ago and proved them as bad as each other!

my advise is don't phone and drive, even for this situation.