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Driver using handheld mobile phone (image licensed CC BY 2.0 by DPP Law on Flickr)

Tougher laws on mobile phone use while driving set to take effect

Legislation banning use beyond just interactive communication comes into force next Friday

Thu, Mar 17, 2022 18:38
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Driver using handheld mobile phone

Government clamps down on handheld mobile phone use while driving

Consultation found 81 per cent of public in favour of tougher rules

Sun, Nov 28, 2021 17:39
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‘Look – No hands!’ mobile phone pick-up truck driver can’t be prosecuted, say police (+ video)

Loophole caused by 2019 High Court decision is due to be closed but Cycling UK says force could have taken other action

Fri, Mar 19, 2021 15:03
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Jail for lorry driver dazzled by sun and on hands-free mobile call when he killed cyclist

Investigating officer says distraction caused by phone call may have contributed to fatal crash

Mon, Jan 27, 2020 16:56
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Government will update law on mobile phone use at the wheel but won’t consider ban on hands-free devices

A driver filming with their phones can currently argue that it is not being used ‘for an interactive communication function’

Fri, Nov 01, 2019 12:45
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Employers should make more effort to reduce in-vehicle distractions says road safety charity

Fleet managers need to take distracted driving more seriously says IAM RoadSmart

Thu, Feb 14, 2019 18:32
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Rise in number of drivers found guilty of traffic offences

Number of motorists convicted of dangerous driving offences jumps by more than half since 2013

Wed, May 09, 2018 12:01
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Mobile phone use costs cyclist some teeth

“If he wasn't looking at his phone he would have saw there was a big metal gate” observes astute onlooker

Fri, Feb 16, 2018 16:41
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Police in West London fine cyclists for using mobiles – but say no resources to target drivers using handheld phones at wheel

Admission was made at meeting of Chiswick Area Forum last week, where officers were also urged to target pavement cyclists

Mon, Jan 29, 2018 19:45
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Video: Pink Kittens film highlights the danger of using your phone while driving

Campaigners call for tougher punishments and for law to also cover hands-free use of phones

Wed, Oct 25, 2017 09:57
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