Man of Honour
I like that the punishment is higher but without cars and officers out enforcing it, nothing will change. There's just not enough Police presence on the roads.
There is going to be a tv ad campaign to raise awareness of the damage it can do though. Hopefully this will help stigmatise it and make people think twice.
We could all whip out our camera phones and take pictures of the offenders... ><_><
Using it as a camera is also a penalty. Sussex Police already listing some people have been stopped today.But I guess taking a picture isn't an 'interactive communication function'....so that's ok to do while driving?
Just a quick summary of the law around this, people don't realise it's actually quite a narrow definition.
To prove the offence, you must be:
Point 2 is a complicated one. You must hold the device in your hand whilst using the phone for a communication function. If it's sat in a cradle, affixed to the dash, using handsfree or otherwise does not need to be held during the journey, then this law won't be applicable. You also must be using the phone to start/receive a call, text message or any application that uses the internet. That could include Google Maps or another navigation app that uses the internet. If you picked up your phone to use the calculator alone, then this, again wouldn't be applicable to this offence. There is a statutory defence to this being that if you can't stop and need to call 999, you can. Radio use is also exempt.
- Driving a motor vehicle on a road or supervising someone who is.
- Using a handheld device for an interactive communication function.
It's worth noting, that whilst many of my examples would mean that the mobile phone legislation wouldn't' be applicable, it may fall into the offence of not being in proper control of a vehicle or driving without due care and attention, but both of these are generally a £100 fine and 3 points unless tried at court.
Using it as a camera is also a penalty. Sussex Police already listing some people have been stopped today.
Andi.
Andicole0 said:Using it as a camera is also a penalty. Sussex Police already listing some people have been stopped today.
Andi.
Not a 6 points and £200 fine penalty though according to the wording of the law.
LoL also up for a penalty if too dark on the front windows. If only driving was more fun, then people wouldn't be tempted. Maybe we should do an F1 and make driving more difficult to weed out the poor drivers.Window tinting sales go through the roof
Obviously 684. I'd jail you for being dense.Sounds a bit ambiguous really, what would be stopping me from typing a text out and then realising you're behind me, closing the text and opening the calculator. Oh officer I just suddenly realised I didn't know what 38x18 is. How do you prove thats not what I was doing, going into messages and seeing a half typed message wouldn't cut it surely..."oh thats why they haven't replied yet", I must have missed send"
Buy cheap £10 phone for use in the the car.It should be "value of phone*10" honestly.
Flat fines are so ******* stupid.
True, I was being a little tongue in cheek saying 'ok', I did mean falling foul of this new penalty.
Taking a picture while driving would definitely fall under driving without due care and attention anyway
That's great. How is that relevant to the uk?the autism rage in here is worse than the Daily Mail. In Sweden there are no penalties for using your phone while driving. The government there did studies and found that there was no correlation between phone use and accidents.
wife children, food in bellies relevant?That's great. How is that relevant to the uk?
Link?the autism rage in here is worse than the Daily Mail. In Sweden there are no penalties for using your phone while driving. The government there did studies and found that there was no correlation between phone use and accidents.
Are you unable to distinguish a signature from the rest of a post?wife children, food in bellies relevant?