This consultation considers whether the current offence and penalties continue to represent an active deterrent and also proposes changes that will make it illegal to hold a mobile phone while driving. Donald Starritt from theDepartment for Infrastructure’sSafe and Sustainable T...
The findings of the focus groups highlighted that greater awareness of the penalty for phone use while driving would enable this punishment to act as a more salient deterrent. More specifically, the penalty for hands-free phone use was considered too high, whereas when the penalty was applied ...
Penalties for hand-held mobile phone offencesMaximum of 6 points and £2,500 fineIt’s been illegal to use a handheld mobile phone while driving since December 2003.Find out what the law says and what the penalties are for using a phone at the wheel....
Road safety charity Brake says that penalties for illegal use of a phone while driving aren't being enforced properly. As of March this year, drivers faced a £200 fine and six penalty points for using a phone while behind the wheel − double what they used to be. Through the Freedom...
Tough new penalties came into effect in the United Kingdom this week for drivers caught using their phone behind the wheel. The fixed penalty for using a mobile phone while driving doubled from 100 pounds to 200 pounds (about $245), while the number of penalty points imposed increased to ...
Penalties for texting while driving will soon double in the UK.Credit: Getty Images If you're on the road in the United Kingdom, it might be time to put away the phone. Penalties for texting while driving in the UK will double in the new year,theBBCreports. ...
39:3-40 Penalties for driving while license suspended, etc. 39:3-40. No person to whom a driver's license has been refused or whose driver's license or reciprocity privilege has been suspended or revoked, or who has been prohibited from obtaining a driver's license, shall personally opera...
Iowa laws specify the level of the crime and the punishments for driving while intoxicated in the state. The court assigns every person convicted of breaking the OWI laws to a program for substance abuse evaluation and treatment. Convicted drivers must also attend (and pay for) aneducational pro...
Nunavut has prohibited the use of handheld communications devices while driving. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1., also bars viewing of video screens by drivers. There is no specific penalty for violations, but drivers can be charged with careless driving. The territory was the last ...
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