Scooby Snax

Can you use your mobile legally while driving? A Yes/No answer is all i want, im not interested in your views. The topic was just on the news but they did not exactly say you could use your mobile.
Cheers SS

boomer

YES it is legal!

It is not a specific offence (although some think that it should be), but it can contribute to another offence (e.g. due care).

mb

BuRR

West Yorkshire's policy is to issue a fixed penalty ticket for "not in proper control of vehicle"

Scooby Snax

Cheers! I just saw a taxi driver the other day on his phone right next to the feds/cops/scum/fbi/pigs whatever you want to call them and thought why did he not get pulled. I pull over was just curious.

Scooby Snax

Will that stand up in court! What is going off in this country arghhh i give up

BuRR

will what stand up in court?

Scooby Snax

"not in proper control of vehicle"

could you take that to court as its clearly garbage. Anyway not to worry the answer is you can use your phone but you can't. Madness

BuRR

if we're talking about using the phone whilst you're driving then the answer is yes - I've seen it done.

I'm sure that Phil Stephens will agree that one hand on the phone to your ear leaves only one to steer and change gear, hence not being in proper control of the vehicle.

[Edited by BuRR - 5/21/2002 11:23:51 PM]

boomer

Scooby Snax,

you may want to check what line of work BuRR is in before you get too, er, carried away

mb

Scooby Snax

What happened to Phil is not good. Im not getting carried away i was just asking, like i said i pull over and use it.

BuRR

Then you'll be ok.

Scooby Snax

How much is a fixed penalty ticket? Another question, can the police do anything if you keep driving round a stretch of road say 1 mile long (i.e it goes round in a square)?

BuRR

non-endorsable = £30
endorsable = £60 + 3 points

and if you want to drive round and round and round....... then - that's up to you. If you commit offences as you do, then prepare for the possible consequences.

Scooby Snax

I never said i drive round and round and round did i? Cheers for the help