02/03/2017
NO HEADPHONES ALLOWED WHEN DRIVING FROM 1st MARCH 2017! This is long but for your update on use of mobiles in cars, read & digest every word!
Email back from Essex traffic police confirms the following:
**6 points and £200 fine for using a mobile whilst driving from 1st March 2017**
Advice to keep it simple:
- Keep your mobile in a craddle or glove box
- You can't touch the phone if it's in a craddle, even if you stop at lights and even if you're parked up with the engine on
- If you want to use the Sat Nav on a mobile or you plug the charger in. You MUST set it up before keys are in the ignition and don't touch it once engine is on
- You can't scroll for tracks on your mobile while driving so have your playlist set up before entering the car
- If you work for Uber or like, you can't touch the phone when the engine is on. So you can't accept work while you're on the move
- Mobile can only be used if your parked up safely with engine off and keys out of ignition (Wireless keys - engine off)
- Death by dangerous driving is now life imprisonment, no longer 14 years
- You can use a mobile via built in-car technology like Bluetooth. However, if you do have a collision, it can go against you.
- You can't use headphones
- You can't use loud speaker from your phone
- You can't move your phone while the engine is on
- If you call someone and they are driving, hang up
- If you are a passenger and the driver is using a phone, take it FROM them and tell them off (you could be saving a life)
- If you are a employer and you force your staff to use a phone, It can result in imprisonment for you, large fines and your company being suspended from operation
- Rules apply to PDAs also
Note:
- 2.5 deaths a week due to a driver using a mobile phone
- No verbal warnings
-Take heed & be careful out there
-Ignorance is no defence!
