Government Announces Mobile Phone Driving Ban

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• Fleet News Online

Using a hand-held mobile while driving is to be banned in a long-awaited clamp down on phone use in cars. The new offence, it was announced this morning, will take effect from 1 December 2003 with offenders facing fines ranging from £30 to £1,000 if the case goes to court.

Those caught breaking the ban would also get three penalty points on their driving licences for each offence.

Under current laws motorists can only be prosecuted for using mobiles if they fail to keep proper control of... (162 more words)

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