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17th September 2016, 09:55 | #1 |
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New penalties for using a hand held phone whilst driving
2017 the penalties for using a hand held phone to call or text are set to double to 6 points and a £200 fine. Any thoughts?
I happen to agree that the penalties should be raised, it's one of the most dangerous things people can do while they are behind the wheel and it does my head in seeing it day in day out.
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17th September 2016, 09:58 | #2 |
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And after recieving dogs abuse yesterday from a council driver when i pulled him up i will be contacting ALL companies named on vans lorries buses etc and reporting said people .
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You're right! it is an epidemic. I was at Bolton Hospital with Mam the other day having her pacemaker check up in the Cardiology dept, There are signs all around the waiting room telling people to switch off mobile phones as they interfere with sensitive equipment. with the exception of a few older people the entire waiting room which was packed were on them mobile phone users seem to be a law unto themselves.
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17th September 2016, 10:15 | #4 |
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Should be £1000 fine, 12 points (last chance before a ban), and the phone instantly confiscated and destroyed.
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17th September 2016, 10:27 | #5 |
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I see them everyday on my way to work and on my way home so i d say £1000 fine and a years ban! No exceptions
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17th September 2016, 11:05 | #6 |
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Time to think about hands free in the car peeps..........we can help with that
Seriously though, it's a good thing that this is being clamped down on......it's being openly abused by just about every other motorist it would seem and too many lives are being destroyed as a consequence !
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I have hands free but still do not use it. Anyone phones me I find somewhere safe to park, engine off and keys out of the ignition before returning the call.
I have seen them texting, playing games and taking photo's. When caught they should be banned, fined and their insurance company notified so that their premium can be raised. How on earth did we manage back in our youth?
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Biggest problem is Police are so thin on the ground now, people know they are unlikely to be pulled.
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17th September 2016, 11:31 | #10 |
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Instant ban is the only way to fix it. Government are speaking about a media campaign to educate drivers and in my opinion they'll be wasting good money because if people don't know by now they never will
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