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Sat nav use whilst driving

funnymonkey
Posts: 253 Forumite


in Motoring
Hello.
Could anyone please help.
My wife had to adjust her tom tom angle in the car as the sun was shining on it and just after she did so she noticed a speed camera van.
Could anyone tell me what could happen please from a legal point of view.
Thank you
Could anyone please help.
My wife had to adjust her tom tom angle in the car as the sun was shining on it and just after she did so she noticed a speed camera van.
Could anyone tell me what could happen please from a legal point of view.
Thank you
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If she was speeding she might get a speeding ticket?
I don't think 2 low quality photos of her possibly adjusting her sat nav would be sufficient to prosecute her for driving without due care, if that's what you're asking?1 -
I know people who have been photographed talking on their (non hands free) mobile phone while driving. They were charged for speeding but nothing else.0
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funnymonkey said:My wife had to adjust her tom tom angle in the car as the sun was shining on it and just after she did so she noticed a speed camera van.
https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law
Was the device firmly mounted to the windscreen the entire time?
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WellKnownSid said:funnymonkey said:My wife had to adjust her tom tom angle in the car as the sun was shining on it and just after she did so she noticed a speed camera van.
https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law
Was the device firmly mounted to the windscreen the entire time?0 -
For the future, if she feels anxious at the possibility of an outcome from adjusting the sat nav while driving, the learning point would be to pull over and adjust the device while safely parked.1
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funnymonkey said:Hello.
Could anyone please help.
My wife had to adjust her tom tom angle in the car as the sun was shining on it and just after she did so she noticed a speed camera van.
Could anyone tell me what could happen please from a legal point of view.
Thank you0 -
Absolutely nothing. Move on and stop worrying.
^^ x2.
Speed cameras are designed to identify the vehicle, not its occupants. If the operator did by chance see her adjusting the satnav, it would be impossible to convict her under the mobile phone legislation as they would have to prove what the device was and what its capabilities were. Careless driving would be a big ask. Drivers are allowed to operate peripheral controls whilst driving. Only if such actions impede their driving so that it falls to a standard "below that of a competent and careful driver" would a conviction be possible.1
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