POINTS & FINE for Mobile Phone use whilst driving

Tozer

Anihilator wrote: »

No there isnt

Both police officers will testify you were using it. You also accepted the spot fine and in essence admit the offence in doing so.

Should count yourself lucky they didnt report you for dangerous driving instead as this would carry a heavier fine.

Grow up and accept the consequences of your actions.

If the OP hasn't committed an offence then the OP should not be guilty of an offence.

OP - ignore the diabolical advice on here. If your story is correct, then you can appeal against the points and the fine by pleading not guilty.

Anyone else getting really p&&sed off by the judge, juries and executioners who state "nothing you can do" without any qualification other than a hefty dose of self-righteousness.

Tozer

Norant wrote: »

Havefaith.


I will give you a very constructive comment.


Although i am happy for the addition to your family,on the 15/03/08 my brother was involved in a car accident where the driver was not concentrating on the road,ok he was not using his Mobile but not concentrating whilst using your mobile is an offence.

He sustained in the accident

Fractured c-6 in the neck

Fractured t4-t5-t6 in his back

Difuse axonal brain injury,with shearing effect

That happened almost two years ago and he is still in a brain rehabilitation unit.

So i guess the Moral of what i am about to say is concentrate on your bloody driving,if you need to make a call pullover if you dont pullover to make your call and get caught,tough.

By the way the driver of the other car had a broken wrist,he was charged with Careless driving and got a £100.00 fine with a £15.00 victim surcharge,and was told to retake his test.

My brother will never lead an independent life again.

Count yourself bloody lucky that you are still alive to be a father/Mother.

Sympathies, but not at all relevant. Not using a mobile at the time and OP was not charged with driving without due care.

I think it is unfair to try and "put" this on the OP.

RobertoMoir

pinkshoes wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your brother, but the OP has quite clearly stated that he wasn't using his phone; he just had it between his legs.

I didn't think it was against the law to put your phone there, and it's a better place to put it than the parcel shelf where it can slide about.

One does wonder why the police stopped them if the phone was there the whole time. I mean you wouldn't see a phone in someone's car normally if it was between their legs would you?

As Tozer says, they can surely appeal if they wish. I'd be interested in the police's side of the story though. I mean they'd look real foolish to stop someone for using a mobile phone when they couldn't actually see one, only to find that the person didn't have a phone.

Norant

OP and Tozer,and others .


Quite correct,i should have not made the assumption and i apologise to the OP.


I cant help myself seeing these days people who use mobiles whilst driving,although my brothers accident had nothing to do with a driver using a mobile careless driving is a very broad offence,and it aches me to see people using them knowing what can happen.

People think it wont happen to us,but your wrong it does,i know full well looking at my brother who for eight weeks was in a coma in the John radcliffe in oxford,it can happen.

its easy to make a call whislt on the move,its also easy to take a life maybe not killing the person,but as i said Christopher will never lead an independant life again.

OP i aoplogise for genralising.

Sunshine12

Really sorry to hear about your brother Norant. Best wishes. x

Antispam

What good would that be?

I am sure the Police just thought, I know I pull this person up, oh and he happens to have a phone between his legs.

Normally you drive with your phone else where on a cradle, glove compartment maybe passenger seat but NOT between your legs.

DVardysShadow wrote: »

Perhaps we should have a poll

gordikin

Why would you have a mobile between your legs whilst driving?

DVardysShadow

Antispam wrote: »

What good would that be?

I am sure the Police just thought, I know I pull this person up, oh and he happens to have a phone between his legs.

Normally you drive with your phone else where on a cradle, glove compartment maybe passenger seat but NOT between your legs.

Perhaps anyone found with an axe between their legs should be convicted of murder. Normally you keep an axe in your woodshed but NOT between your legs. It goes with this barmy country. After all if you have a camera, you are a terrorist.

ckerrd

HAVEFAITH wrote: »

ok thanks ...

in brief ..

got stopped by 2 cops. Was not using the mobile but was between my legs. Wife had just given birth a few hours b 4 after many hours of labour. Apologised to the cops. adrenaline flowing ( they were v arrogant and showed no compassion or unrderstanding) but they were'nt having it. Got a ticket with 3 points and & £60 fine - not a happy bunny. Is there any comeback (appeal process) there?

I am surprised you comment that Anihilator's words don't make sense when there is little coherence about your original post.

You got stopped by 2 cops - why?
You were driving with a mobile phone between your legs - I doubt that this is an offence.
You apologised to the cops - why and what for?
What did you get a ticket for?

If you were charged with using a mobile phone then as others have said then it is easy enough to prove that you were not. If you had been then - tough. You did wrong, got caught and paid the (small) price.

ckerrd

gordikin wrote: »

Why would you have a mobile between your legs whilst driving?

Maybe it was on vibrate?