A horribly expensive mistake :(

darkblue_2

You're fighting a losing battle here Fiddlestick.

'On yer bike'

lucylucky

Fiddlestick - you have to realise that this isnt a proper crime, just a white collar middle class one that the police have no business intervening in.;)

darkblue_2

Hilarious. You're all comedians and preachers.

twinmumagain

Dont beat yourself up about it. Whats done is done and we ALL learn from our mistakes.
You definitely dont sound like a danger to anyone and seem like a genuinely good driver.
Ignore pointless comments on here-check out my Sunday thread, I was the devil then You cant please everyone.

My OH got a fine for having his fog lights on last year, worst £60 we ever spent lol

neilmcl

OP, did you actually answer the phone before pulling over or just simply pick it up at that stage? In theory you may not have even committed an offence, although proving it is a different kettle of fish.

twinmumagain

Oh and while I come to think of it I was stopped when the phone law came in for scratching my ear lol!!
Horrid nasty policewoman(because her attitude stunk!), marched into the chinese takeaway after me and would just not believe I wasnt on my phone. Her collegue even rummaged around the front of my car as they didnt believe I had left it(phone) at home. She concluded I must have held my small black purse up to my ear. Yeah because thats something we all do, eh??
Bonus was I got free prawn crackers

Paradigm

lucylucky wrote: »

I doubt that the spirit of the law was to enable the police to catch people committing two offences at the same time.

This statement sums up just how absurd the law(s), & the interpretation of them, are.

80 on a m/way is generally (I'd hazard always) ignored even though it's an offence yet be seen handling a moblie at all while driving & you're bang to rights.... somethings been lost in translation!

Paradigm

neilmcl wrote: »

OP, did you actually answer the phone before pulling over or just simply pick it up at that stage? In theory you may not have even committed an offence, although proving it is a different kettle of fish.

Holding a mobile is considered using so technically guilty!

You know the best bit? If the phone is in a cradle then you can text by just pushing the buttons :eek: As long as you are not "holding" the phone then this stupid law doesn't apply.

You really couldn't make it up... but someone did!

Rolandtheroadie

Charliezoo wrote: »

Thanks to everyone who has helped me on this subject. I had no-one to speak to after it happened

Could you not have called them back?

moonrakerz

Fiddlestick wrote: »

As a motorcyclist,

Can I join in and insult the motorcyclist ?