Ouch-but serves him right!!

zeon999

Yeah true true I get what your saying, which is how it was before to be honest you could use your phone no problem but if you looked like you were not in full control of your car then you would get done for careless driving or dangerous driving depending on just what you had done.

redrabbit29

jeannieblue wrote: »

Thats apparently why he has to go to court. It would seem that the £60 fine is no more..... It's now 2.5k/or prison.

I'd like to know if others have heard of this too - to confirm it - as this was related to me via another person. Chinese whispers and all that

I'm hoping that they'll be tougher on things like, putting your make up on whilst driving - especially mascara - just one other sight I've seen on my joyful commute to work.

It's normally up to the police force regarding their policy on how to deal with these offences. E.g. there are other options:

1) Don't give them points or a fine, but send them on a course costing about £70 where they watch people die.
2) 3 points and £60 fine - as you say though, your friend was aware and it's known now to the police that people just don't care that much about it, otherwise they wouldn't be using the phone.
3) send them to court and let them deal with it.