Using mobile phone when driving

[maddog04]

thanks for the clarification Gray, sorry folks.......was told that years ago as Gospel by someone in the know....should've checked my facts :rolleyes

BTW, driving standards are shite coz of the way ppl are being taught/tested these days.....its compounded by a lack of Police so ppl think they can drive/act like a tw*t and get away with it

there's a difference between driving like a tw*t coz you're a poor driver and acting the tw*t behind the wheel

[Dead Eye]

That's a good point and definitely true - if marked police cars were spotted on patrol more often, people would be much less inclined to driver poorly or creep over speed limits. Increasing the penalty will do very little if people believe they can get away with it imo

[BBROWN1664]

I have a 250 mile drive from Gatwick to Plymouth to do this weekend and I can probably count on one finger (or less) how many marked plod vehicles I will see from leaving home, travelling the M23, M25, M3, A303, A30 and A38 until I get into Plymouth.
The only reason I will see any is my sons flat is next door to Plymouth plod station and there will be a few cars parked in their yard I will see.

[crickleymal]

True. It's like that stupid law about not hogging the middle lane. I drive about 100 miles daily on the M5 and rarely ever see a marked police car, a few unmarked ones but almost never marked ones. Not unless there's an accident, then suddenly they're like wasps round a jam pot.