New mobile phone laws - your views

[Kylie]

From dft.gov.uk:

And pushing buttons on a phone while it is in a cradle or on the steering wheel or handlebars of a motorbike for example is not covered by the new offence, provided you don't hold the phone.

So a handsfree wire from phone to ear is not enough, you have to have the wee cradle thing or fix it to the steering wheel. Makes sense I suppose.

Originally Posted by Kylie

From dft.gov.uk:

So a handsfree wire from phone to ear is not enough, you have to have the wee cradle thing or fix it to the steering wheel. Makes sense I suppose.

i believe the law states that it must be ina fixed cradle.. happy to stand corrected

I said at the outset it wouldnt work just fer £30 ..

brilliant.. no one wants 3 points.. ... and how many folk do u see on their phones- .. looooooaddss..

and lots of them are textin- which is worse imo

These I love....

Originally Posted by fraser01

"i was just turning it off" Why?

"i was telling the person i would call them back" Just don't answer it.

"i was just seeing what time it was" I thought all cars had clocks now?

"i do have have hands free" Oh my god! Why ain't you using it?

"this is the first time i have ever done it" Does that make it right?

to mention a few...

Have heard them all, on more than one occasion.

lol.

£60 and 3 points good start, but it would probably hurt them more to confiscate the phone and then inform the mobile company thats it's not been stolen but confiscated, For most of them it'd be like loosing an arm

seizing the phone... police can actually seize it, if it is evidence relating to an offence and esp if the driver denies using it lol... but its not something we normally do ha ha

Originally Posted by fraser01

seizing the phone... police can actually seize it, if it is evidence relating to an offence and esp if the driver denies using it lol... but its not something we normally do ha ha

Your the rozz right??? ... What would be your call (pun intended ) on people using the headphone type hands free kits? Not even bother to stop, slapped wrist at worst, or the full letter?

Originally Posted by fraser01

seizing the phone... but its not something we normally do

Done this loads of times. Especially prior to the offence becoming a statute when I used to charge drivers with 'Careless driving' & seize the phone as a "production" (evidence). Led to a few complaints but at the end of the day they were still liable for paying the line rental. Extra monetry penalty in my book.

Bring on the 3pts & £60.

I'll be dishing them out more than I do already.

Originally Posted by BluePete

One bloke in a 5 series BMW even claimed not to own a mobile phone......then went bright red when his anus started ringing!

Everyone who drives whilst using a phone should have it shoved there!

Originally Posted by quikstu

Done this loads of times. Especially prior to the offence becoming a statute when I used to charge drivers with 'Careless driving' & seize the phone as a "production" (evidence). Led to a few complaints but at the end of the day they were still liable for paying the line rental. Extra monetry penalty in my book.

Bring on the 3pts & £60.

I'll be dishing them out more than I do already.

Amen to that!

So there are some good officers out on the road! :P