Fine for using a mobile phone when driving.

[xant14]

ffs

Sat navs!! Another distraction... where is this gonna end... cigarettes!! Bacon Butties !! FFS get a life...
In America they get breakfast to go from Wendys. Tuning the radio... rip that ~~~~ing stereo out now.
Let he who is without sin, lob the first brick.

[halau]

How come the police are allowed to use there radio's while driving surely that is a communications device

[dctyper]

On the 19th of Nov I was pulled over by the fuzz for using a mobile whilst driving.
The guy read me my rights and booked me,but he never had any slips left to give me a ticket and said they would send me one to my door.
I havent recieved anything through the door, and upon doing research online found that they have to issue you a N.I.P (Notice of Intended Prosicution) within 14 days or it is void.

Anyone got any info on what to do?,I am fully expecting it through the door, but really want to know if anyone knows or has had a similar situation, before I punch my fist in the air and celebrate.

hi there, your right they do have to give you a nip within 14 days. but they usually sen it out on the 14th, for example, you were caught on the 1st november. they will send it out on the 14th november. this meaning the letter is posted and dated the 14th, within the time limit. this goes for speed tickets too

hope this helps

dc

[thered]

Yea but i'm trying to establish how many people caused accidents using a phone.

just too establish a fact accidents do happen when people use phones on the move as i found myself when steve irwin died my phone was red hot with jokes i was reversing my truck into a bt depot whilst reading a text and just kept rolling into a bt van that was parked up

not too much damage to van as i was going slow but work were not too pleased with me

[ka004h9564]

haha ka004h9564, a bit of a right wing statment there,
drink driving has never been legal though.

what about disabled drivers? who dont have the use of both arms or one arm, by reading your comments I could label you as someone who wouldnt agree with them driving?

Take it they are a danger to all our kids?

Having a disability is not their fault,someone who drives under the influence of drink,mobile or anything else come to that deserves to get points.
Ken.

[DJSimo]

Having a disability is not their fault,someone who drives under the influence of drink,mobile or anything else come to that deserves to get points.
Ken.

Its not their fault, but does that make them any safer than someone using a mobile phone???

Its not about what people deserve, its about how safe it is.

[Lainie]

buy one of these

Sony Ericsson - Products - Accessories - Overview - HCB-108

fantastic lil thing. volume is brill etc.

[melloned]

To be brutally honest, I have hands free, it was out of force of habit that I picked it up to my ear to answer the call.
I even kept the person on the phone so the copper could hear.

Its a lesson I will have learned anywyas, whether I get the points or dont.

Still,I thought by the way they stuck on the blue light and sped onto the other side of the road to catch me, that I had been on the ten most wanted list. They were more of a hazard than me.

There is a clampdown on road traffic offences just now,must be low on the budget or something?? since then I have actually seen a copper on the phone whilst driving.

I challenge anyone on here that drives and has a mobile, to honestly say they havent drove whilst on the phone, and before it was made illegal, did you used to think to yourself,ooh, this is really dangerous, i may run over someones kids??

I'm no saint Mate and when i first had access to a mobile (20+years ago) , i never gave a thought to using it , but i'm not too old to learn !
After seeing so many lives being destroyed for the sake of a quick "hello" or "where are you" , it sits on the rear seat , that way . i've got to stop to use it .

[xant14]

buy one of these

Sony Ericsson - Products - Accessories - Overview - HCB-108

fantastic lil thing. volume is brill etc.

Ahhh Lainie.. is that what you got in the end? I remember you looking for one a while back.