mobile phone laws

trem1 · Post by **trem1** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:14 pm

question about the new law cos i know we have some boys in blue on here

am i legal with my phone it is stuck to the dashboard of my van with velcro (you know the hook & loop stuff) with a wired ear-piece which when the phone rings i stuff in my ear is that within the law or a bit cheeky or even just illegal

if any of you give an opinion i realise it will be just that and i promise not to sue anyone if they say its legal and i then get fined

but i want to stay this side of the law if poss

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:17 pm

I believe its only illegal if you pick the phone up. Just remember when it rings to look around for the police, if they dont catch ya then anything is legal.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:29 pm

For a while now I've wondered if the law prohibits using, operating, holding or just touching a non wired-in phone... or something...

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:33 pm

Its the actual holding of the phone that gets you into trouble the way i see it, if you have your earpiece in and just push 1 button to accept a call then thats okay, but dialling a number yourself or holding the phone is a no-no.

I know different bobbies will have slightly different interpretations but thats mine, i know one guy got a ticket for holding his phone in his hand as he talked to it on speakerfone which i think was fair enough, that'd be enough for me to get my pen out. But talking with both hands on the wheel cant be getting you into trouble in my eyes.

Post by **Welly** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:28 am

mjb wrote:For a while now I've wondered if the law prohibits using, operating, holding or just touching a non wired-in phone... or something...

You'll be allright chap, now that you can't use your phone it will give you more time to reach across for that packet of fags that slid across the passenger seat and fell down near the door, then remove one cigarette, grab your lighter, light it, then open the window, all with one hand

trem1 · Post by **trem1** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:24 pm

Welton wrote:
mjb wrote:For a while now I've wondered if the law prohibits using, operating, holding or just touching a non wired-in phone... or something...
You'll be allright chap, now that you can't use your phone it will give you more time to reach across for that packet of fags that slid across the passenger seat and fell down near the door, then remove one cigarette, grab your lighter, light it, then open the window, all with one hand

dont need to i packed in on 13th june 2005 so no need now

Post by **Welly** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:47 pm

Good man! (from an ex-smoker)

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:43 pm

lol I forgot about this topic, I have recently got 3 points on my license for using a Mobile. ONLY thing is, I wasn't using a mobile, I was done for having a tyre under the legal limit and after sending my license to have the points put on I noticed the offence code was a CU80 and not a CU30 as it should have been.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:29 pm

What I use now is a cheap (about £1 from tescos) vent holder. Just whack the mobile in there at the start of a trip, and if it rings I just need to push 1 button (by feel) and the phone andwers in speakerphone mode. Everyone's happy - except the person on the other end of the line who sometimes hears me say "sorry, I needed to focus then... can you repeat everything you said the last 3 minutes?"

Also you need to remember to close the vent otherwise it apparently sounds like you're standing next to a tornado ;)