Stand to loose job for using mobile phone in car

catlover1_2

Inactive wrote: »

If you need a Sat Nav to navigate a Motorway, I have my doubts about your rights to hold a Driving Licence.

Oh and if people just listened to a Sat Nav, how come they have screens?, usually in their field of vision.
:rolleyes:

sorry what I meant was for example if I had to go to nottingham from my house I don't know the city ( and there are 3 possible junctions you could get off at) therefore I would have little option without a sat nav but to use a map and stop repeatedly to read it . Have just checked on sat nav and the journey I am thinking of has 42 turns now if you can remember this in your head having never done the journey great I take my hat off to you ... butmost people wouldn't they would need to refer to the map at some point particularly as the journey is over 100 miles door to door.

If not sat nav's please suggest a safer practicle alternative as maps are not safer.

As to the screens in the field of vision on removeable ones there is no need for them to be in the filed of vision ... the manuals advise you to place them so you are not obsructing your vision ... its the owners choice.

With ones that are part of you car .. as is mine .. then they are part of the radio as is my sim card slot for the phone ... not blocking my vision at all.



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catlover1_2

Inactive wrote: »

catlover1 wrote: »

My friend doesn't ring in my ear every time he / she wants to speak, nor does he/she need to raise their voice to have a conversation, like bloody mobile phone freaks.:rolleyes:

Sorry I was under the impression we were having a pleasant discussion ... there is no need to call people freaks ... how would you feel if someone called you or a member of your family a freak ... its a little over the top don't you think .. we are all entitled to our opinion said in a polite kind way that doesn't hurt someones feelings

anewman

catlover1 wrote: »

If not sat nav's please suggest a safer practicle alternative as maps are not safer.

I tried writing down the directions from a sat nav on a bit of paper (the battery was dying at the time and I didn't have a car charger to hand) and sticking it to the sun visor. However, I made two wrong turns I wouldn't have made had I had the sat nav turned on. IMO it's the pressing buttons on the sat nav that directs your attention away from the road.

To OP, although the thread has been overrun with the I've never done anything wrong and got few or no points crowd (including me), there's no need to feel hard done by. It's not crime of the century! It would be much worse had the phone call led to someone's injury/death, and while many people on the phone may have no accidents, evidence shows mobiles are involved in a large proportion of accidents hence the legislation against their use whilst driving. The experts even say handsfree should be illegal too, so the laws could go further.

As already said, if he loses his job and license, it's not the end of the world - but whatever happens I'm guessing he won't be using the phone again whilst driving.

anewman

catlover1 wrote: »

we are all entitled to our opinion said in a polite kind way that doesn't hurt someones feelings

I think the use of the term "mobile phone freaks" was to refer to a person who cannot be separated from their phone and has to have it beside their ear or in their hand all waking hours, as opposed to the general use of the word "freak".

Wig

photome wrote: »

If I ignored that (not saying i havent done) and was caught, i would accept that i was in the wrong and take the punishment.

So let me get this straight, you're in your car the phone rings, you answer it, you get caught, your going to lose your licence and your job if you just pay the fine and take the points.

You're telling me you would just accept that without asking a court to consider your position?

photome

Wig wrote: »

So let me get this straight, you're in your car the phone rings, you answer it, you get caught, your going to lose your licence and your job if you just pay the fine and take the points.

You're telling me you would just accept that without asking a court to consider your position?

I have zero points at the moment, if i was caught I would pay the fine and take the points, If I was on 9 points and another offence would mean a ban, I would not answer the phone...simple really

Wig

wendfd wrote: »

The owner of the following thread got much more sympathy?

Speedy Fine Appeals Form

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=442245

Beginning to wish I hadn't asked.:rolleyes:

I don't think he did get any better result than you're getting.

Anyway,

The advice is simple, as the issue affects his job, the only logical thing to do is seek professional legal representation, and take their advice on whether to go to court or not.

I hope you will come back and tell us how he got on.

Wig

photome wrote: »

I have zero points at the moment, if i was caught I would pay the fine and take the points, If I was on 9 points and another offence would mean a ban, I would not answer the phone...simple really

You have avoided he issue. You know the OPs sons/nephew (whatever) position, and you said you would pay up and take the punishment. Now either you were givng your example as what you would do in a totally different scenario to OPs son (which is pretty useless - as a comparison - lets face it) or you were saying what you would do in a similar scenario to OPs son i.e. you have 9 points and for whatever reason you answer the phone - and you get caught..... Now answer my question as it was intended.

harveybobbles

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Isn't it three points, not six?

Had he dialled 999 to report the crime?

My boss saw a car crash on the m6 a few years ago so he dialed 999 and the operator, specifically asked if he was driving while on the 999 call, to which he replied "no, i'm a passenger" as he got told he'd be commiting an offence.

If someone ran your child over while they were on the phone in the car and came up with the excuse "my bluetooth battery went down". how do you think they'd do in Court...?!

Anyway, back to the original post - he broke the law. He faces the consequences! Sorry...

anewman

harveybobbles wrote: »

My boss saw a car crash on the m6 a few years ago so he dialed 999 and the operator, specifically asked if he was driving while on the 999 call, to which he replied "no, i'm a passenger" as he got told he'd be commiting an offence.

The most recent highway code says must not use a mobile phone except to call emergency services when unable to pull over (well not exact wording) so I am guessing they realised how stupid the above sounded while people lay in the road dying with noone calling 999.