Mobile phone law
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Seeing as someone else's thread has been deleted.
What's the detail of law on mobile phones in cars? Can you outright not touch them even when they're in a hands free device? Can you touch a software button to accept a call, tell a nav app you don't want a new route... or a hardware button to adjust screen brightness?
What's the detail of law on mobile phones in cars? Can you outright not touch them even when they're in a hands free device? Can you touch a software button to accept a call, tell a nav app you don't want a new route... or a hardware button to adjust screen brightness?
My 14 month daughter was using on of her toys as a pretend phone in the car the other day.
We were stopped at traffic lights, following my Dad instincts I made a little finger thumb phone to 'chat' to her while waiting. Until I panicked that it could be misconstrued if seen. I stopped, and felt a little bit sad inside.
We were stopped at traffic lights, following my Dad instincts I made a little finger thumb phone to 'chat' to her while waiting. Until I panicked that it could be misconstrued if seen. I stopped, and felt a little bit sad inside.
CubanPete said:
My 14 month daughter was using on of her toys as a pretend phone in the car the other day.
We were stopped at traffic lights, following my Dad instincts I made a little finger thumb phone to 'chat' to her while waiting. Until I panicked that it could be misconstrued if seen. I stopped, and felt a little bit sad inside.
Understandable. Not criticising the law on the use of phones whilst driving, I’m all for it, but there are many areas where modern laws have destroyed something good in their passing. We were stopped at traffic lights, following my Dad instincts I made a little finger thumb phone to 'chat' to her while waiting. Until I panicked that it could be misconstrued if seen. I stopped, and felt a little bit sad inside.
CubanPete said:
However, if your driving is effected by using that (or another device) there are other offences. Due care and driving whilst not in proper control for example.
If you were stopped with device off but held up against your ear ( yes utterly pointless ) then could you be charged under the existing mobile phone legislation? Or would the officer be so incensed that you have mislead them that you would immediately fail the attitude test and be charged with driving without due care or similar ? What if it were an ipod touch or similar non mobile phone type device that from a distance looks like a mobile or even a child's toy?
Why not just read it yourselves: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2695/regul...
Saves confusion.
Saves confusion.
rgf100 said:
What if you’re stretching while yawning and there’s a phone box between you and the copper, and it looks to him like you’ve reached in to make a call while waiting at red lights?
That's OK as the telephone in the phone box is not one of the banned devices as defined by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 section 110, (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road if he is using—(a)a hand-held mobile telephone; or
(b)a hand-held device of a kind specified in paragraph (4).
Para (4) A device referred to in paragraphs (1)(b), (2)(b) and (3)(b) is a device, other than a two-way radio, which performs an interactive communication function by transmitting and receiving data.
So the use of the phone in the box is not outlawed by this regulation
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