Mobiles
The Facts
It’s illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone or similar device while driving. The penalty is £60 and 3 penalty points. If the case goes to court, it's a maximum fine of £1,000, discretionary disqualification and 3 points.
Research shows that reaction times for drivers using a mobile phone are 30 per cent worse than for driving under the influence of alcohol at the legal limit.
Research shows that using a mobile phone while driving means you are four times more likely to crash.
What are the chances of getting caught sending a sneaky text??
- Why take the risk??? You wouldn’t pay £60 to a stranger if you didn’t have to, so why take the chance with your mobile?
Are you tempted to take calls because they’re hard to resist when your phone rings?
- Put your phone on message service to take away the temptation of answering your phone while driving and put the phone in the boot or somewhere it is out of sight and reach. (You could always go with the thought of ‘treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen!”)
Are you tempted to make calls because ‘it’ll only be a quick one’?
- If so, you’re forgetting that it only takes a second to cause a fatal crash. Pull over somewhere safe if you suddenly have to make a call.
How will this affect me if I did get caught?
- Your (already extortionate!) insurance costs could go up…….and that means less money for the things you want to spend your hard earned cash on.
- If you reach 6 points within 2 years of passing your test, your licence will be revoked and you will need to re-sit your test to get your licence back- nobody want to be the loser who has to sit their test again……
- You can also be prosecuted for using a hands free phone or similar device if you are distracted and not in proper control of the vehicle. The same penalties apply.
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