They'll make a mint.
Lot of idiots out there in very expensive cars who can't afford a ten pound cable
I thought there was some govt legislation coming in stating you had to have an official car kit. don't know if I'll be getting rid of my bluetooth for a fixed jobby though.

[Edited by Bajie - 4/1/2003 3:36:01 PM]

 

The French have passed a new law about this which came into effect yesterday - anyone caught on the phone whilst driving gets 2 points deducted.

Will the UK follow suit? Maybe.

 

How'd this get in here? Shoulda been in NSR. Oh well

 

Sounds alright. It could be good for a few people who have points. All they have to do is get caught on the blower and points get removed for free

 

How many points do you start with?

 

Can you get into credit and save them up against future speeding tickets?

 

I was about to ask the same thing.

Licence is currently clean but peaked at 9 a few years ago. I'm sure with amount of time I spend on the phone I should be able to get caught sooner or later. Gotta build up some credits!

 

I haven't seen a write-up on this law, so I don't know the ins and outs of it. I assume they have banned ALL calls, even if they are hands-free.

The thought occurred to me, that if someone was talking totally hands-free, how would the traffic officer actually prove they were talking on the phone, they could just be a nutter talking to themselves in the car. Or does the "guilty 'til proven innocent" rule apply?

 

News on BBC reckons that the govt is likely to ban everything except hard wired kits. No points for the offense, but 30 quid fine.