Nicked on phone
Discussion
hosedoctor said:
WOW! As the OP on this I didn't think it would run for nine pages LOL. We'll I've I revived a notice to get 3 points and a £100 fine, now should I deny it and go to court or take it? It's my word against the officer isn't it? They can check my phone records and see I wasn't on the phone plus the officer was on his own? And please don't think I have anything again the officer in question because I haven't in fact he was a very nice fella.
It's a mobile telephone. It was in your hand. You used it to look at he time.You were using a mobile telephone while holding it while driving.
You can go to court and see if the magistrates believe you or the police officer. One of you has a vested interest in the
evilmunkey said:
i used to be a van driver and used to get b
kings from the transport manager that i was hard to contact. I told him i refuse to answer while driving and he would have to wait, alternatively they could fit hands free in the sprinter vans. I was told that would be too expensive.... my reply was then you will have to wait until i am on a break or pull in at a services etc before getting a call back. Not about to risk my licence for any muppett who couldnt be arsed to fit the appropriate means of contact. As far as i know even holding a phone while driving is endorsable. even now as self employed i refuse to touch a phone while driving. it winds me up no end when i see others doing it too.
I too refused to use the hands-free facility on company vehicles. If my boss or customers wanted to contact me they had to wait, after all I spent 30 years on the road visiting customers & somehow managed without a mobile phone. Using a hands-free AND driving was taking multitasking too far & becoming engrossed in a conversation was a guaranteed recipe for losing concentrating on driving & losing a licence. I well remember being late for an extremely vital meeting because despite protestations my sales director insisted on keeping me talking whilst I sat in a lay-by although he expected me to keep driving 'cos they had supplied a hands-free kit. Served him & the company right that the deal fell through because I was late & a competitor was interviewed before me. I sure took pleasure from making sure he knew it was his fault not mine. Unbeknown to him I had nothing to lose having already decided to retire & years before he could afford to. kings from the transport manager that i was hard to contact. I told him i refuse to answer while driving and he would have to wait, alternatively they could fit hands free in the sprinter vans. I was told that would be too expensive.... my reply was then you will have to wait until i am on a break or pull in at a services etc before getting a call back. Not about to risk my licence for any muppett who couldnt be arsed to fit the appropriate means of contact. As far as i know even holding a phone while driving is endorsable. even now as self employed i refuse to touch a phone while driving. it winds me up no end when i see others doing it too.WJNB said:
I too refused to use the hands-free facility on company vehicles. If my boss or customers wanted to contact me they had to wait, after all I spent 30 years on the road visiting customers & somehow managed without a mobile phone. Using a hands-free AND driving was taking multitasking too far & becoming engrossed in a conversation was a guaranteed recipe for losing concentrating on driving & losing a licence. I well remember being late for an extremely vital meeting because despite protestations my sales director insisted on keeping me talking whilst I sat in a lay-by although he expected me to keep driving 'cos they had supplied a hands-free kit. Served him & the company right that the deal fell through because I was late & a competitor was interviewed before me. I sure took pleasure from making sure he knew it was his fault not mine. Unbeknown to him I had nothing to lose having already decided to retire & years before he could afford to.
I bet he was heartbroken when you left.If it is considered that removing a hand from the steering wheel immediately puts us in a "not in full control" situation, then we're immediately in trouble every time we change gear, are we not?
As for using a mobile phone to check the time, my phone is now a good few years old and it's a fairly basic model on which the time is permanently displayed, so it's really not a problem to briefly pick it up to check the time.
...and I don't complicate the issue by keeping the phone in my handbag.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
As for using a mobile phone to check the time, my phone is now a good few years old and it's a fairly basic model on which the time is permanently displayed, so it's really not a problem to briefly pick it up to check the time.
...and I don't complicate the issue by keeping the phone in my handbag.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
Phones and driving don't really mix. Even with the phone in a cradle its a total distraction - driving reverts to autopilot rather than 100% aware and fully focused. However I know a few stories of people pathetically getting nicked when stopped with the handbrake on...penalised for being totally responsible... The whole area needs sorting as I see coppers in full pursuit with one hand on the wheel as they key the TX key on their radios... If ever any profession needed proper hands free...
Ken Figenus said:
Phones and driving don't really mix. Even with the phone in a cradle its a total distraction - driving reverts to autopilot rather than 100% aware and fully focused. However I know a few stories of people pathetically getting nicked when stopped with the handbrake on...penalised for being totally responsible... The whole area needs sorting as I see coppers in full pursuit with one hand on the wheel as they key the TX key on their radios... If ever any profession needed proper hands free...
I agree with that,what i did was no worse than a copper on his radio.
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