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Ian (GPX)
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PostPosted: 08:40 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Driving while talking on your phone ! £60.00 + 3 pts soon ! Reply with quote
David Jamieson, Road Safety Minister, said: "You are four times more likely to be involved in an accident when using a mobile phone and driving - and this new offence will help make our roads safer.

"Today's new offence applies to hand-held mobiles - but using any type of phone while driving increases the risk of having an accident. Remember the police can use other powers to prosecute a driver if they are distracted by a call on a hands-free phone."

The Government plans to amend the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 to make the new offence punishable to three penalty points to an offenders' driving license and a £60 fixed penalty. It has yet to timetable parliamentary time to push through this change in the law. ®

source - https://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/34269.html
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colette
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PostPosted: 16:09 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
my friend got pulled last week and got a £30 fine and 2 points on his liscence how cruel r they?!?!
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Major_Grooves
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PostPosted: 16:11 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
colette wrote:
my friend got pulled last week and got a £30 fine and 2 points on his liscence how cruel r they?!?!


That's not cruel - it's the whole point!

I know someone that got pulled by the police for it but got a letting off.
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colette
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PostPosted: 16:13 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
well there you go then it is cruel, he didnt get let off for it they shouldnt be allowed to do that they cant just let some people off but charge others!!!!!!!
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carvell
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PostPosted: 16:15 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
It all depends on whether they are male or female, and if female, the length of the skirt Wink
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djr
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PostPosted: 16:33 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
carvell wrote:
It all depends on whether they are male or female, and if female, the length of the skirt Wink
There is some truth about that, but what if its a female copper, surely she wouldn't be that bothered about the lengh of a girls skirt (unless she swings in that direction Razz )
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Major_Grooves
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 12 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
colette wrote:
well there you go then it is cruel, he didnt get let off for it they shouldnt be allowed to do that they cant just let some people off but charge others!!!!!!!


Well they can and they do. Discretion is a great thing - the opposite is "zero-tolerence" which we all hate. Maybe the person I mention was sitting in the car with the engine running, whilst your freind was changing lanes on the M25.
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Ste
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PostPosted: 12:25 - 13 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
colette wrote:
my friend got pulled last week and got a £30 fine and 2 points on his liscence how cruel r they?!?!


Dunno, but since when have they done 2 points for that? It's meant to be 3 points and £60 but England and Wales police are doing a 2 month grace period and are not giving penalties yet
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PsychoHippy
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PostPosted: 21:33 - 13 Dec 2003    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
colette wrote:
my friend got pulled last week and got a £30 fine and 2 points on his liscence how cruel r they?!?!


Dunno, but since when have they done 2 points for that? It's meant to be 3 points and £60 but England and Wales police are doing a 2 month grace period and are not giving penalties yet

Hmm, I thought the penalty was 3 points and £30 Confused
As for the 'period of grace', that is optional and only a few forces are adopting it, a few have even said they are going to take a hard line from day 1 (quite rightly).
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