Mobile Phone

Cambridge police use a city tour bus to catch motorists using mobile phones

Police board buses to catch drivers on phon...

Sep 02, 2024Comments off

Police officers in Cambridge have been boarding buses as part of a crackdown on drivers using mobile phones. Officers from the Cambridge City Neighbourhood team spent

Hands-Free mobile phone while driving, Emergency Alert Test

Video highlights dangers of hands-free mobi...

Aug 12, 2024Comments off

A video resource, grounded in behavioural change theory, has been developed to help reduce the use of hands-free phones by professional drivers, by debunking the

Using elbow to steer car transporter

Driver caught steering car transporter with...

Mar 03, 2023Comments off

Police officers overtaking a heavily-laden car transporter were shocked to discover the driver was using just one elbow to control the huge vehicle as he

Welsh support for NPCC mobile phone crack d...

Feb 27, 2023Comments off

All four Welsh police forces are supporting a nationwide campaign to crack down on drivers who flout the law by using a mobile phone. The

750 seat belt and mobile phone offences in ...

Dec 20, 2022Comments off

National Highways says it identified more than 750 seat belt and mobile ‘phone offences along a short section of the M6 in Merseyside earlier this

What the UK’s new mobile phone laws mean ...

Jun 28, 2022Comments off

Fleet managers and drivers are still not fully up to speed about the use of mobile phones while driving. The introduction of new laws in

Driver texting on mobile phone

Transport Secretary declares “zero tolera...

Mar 25, 2022Comments off

From today, motorists are breaking the law if they use a handheld mobile phone behind the wheel for any use, including to take photos or

Woman looking at her mobile phone while driving

‘Have you got the message?’ asks GEM

Mar 07, 2022Comments off

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is warning drivers that updated mobile phone laws will come into force this month*. The new rules

Van Driver

New mobile phone laws; fleet managers urged...

Feb 15, 2022Comments off

Fleet managers are being urged to take action to protect their business and their staff from the risks posed by using a mobile phone while

Van driver with sat nav

Almost half of van drivers risking £200 fi...

Feb 01, 2022Comments off

Almost half of van drivers are risking a £200 fine and six penalty points on their licence as a result of using a sat nav