3 Points for using a Mobile

**VectraV6CDTi** · 27th January 2007, 23:56

Not sure if this has been mentioned.......heard on the radio today that in the end on Feb there are bringing in a law that if you get caught on your mobile in the car you'll now get 3 points and £60 fine...............

**AJA** · 27th January 2007, 23:58

Damned right too if you ask me.

Handsfree kits are not much these days.

**GARY3306** · 28th January 2007, 00:02

Originally Posted by VectraV6CDTi

Not sure if this has been mentioned.......heard on the radio today that in the end on Feb there are bringing in a law that if you get caught on your mobile in the car you'll now get 3 points and £60 fine...............

Tis a fact and quite rightly so IMO. Hands free kits are widely available at reasonable prices nowadays. I passed a guy in a brand spanky new orange Range Rover Sport the other day and he was chatting away with his phone to his lug. Now if I can afford a Parrot kit I'm damned sure he could with his sixty odd grand motor or however much they cost.

**Cilldara1** · 28th January 2007, 00:04

Yeah, heard similar, unsure about the Month, no probs with this, hope they do the same for people Smoking while driving, eating Snacks, checking Lippy/ doing makeup.......... however gotta put my hands up to answering mobile whilst driving........gotta get myself a decent bluetooth headset...........anyone know of any good deals going ???

**Duncan** · 28th January 2007, 00:07

Originally Posted by AJA

Damned right too if you ask me.

Handsfree kits are not much these days.

Originally Posted by GARY3306

Tis a fact and quite rightly so IMO. Hands free kits are widely available at reasonable prices nowadays. I passed a guy in a brand spanky new orange Range Rover Sport the other day and he was chatting away with his phone to his lug. Now if I can afford a Parrot kit I'm damned sure he could with his sixty odd grand motor or however much they cost.

Yep, can't agree more. The cost of handsfree/Bluetooth kits is not much these days. I'm actually surprised it's taken them so long to bring in this change.

As you say Gary, I've also seen people in very expensive cars with a phone clamped to their ear and wonder the same thing. If you can afford a car like that, why the hell can't you get a handsfree kit?!

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**VectraV6CDTi** · 28th January 2007, 00:09

I think its lazeyness. They cant be bothered to get one installed.

**Big Davie** · 28th January 2007, 00:10

Originally Posted by VectraV6CDTi

Not sure if this has been mentioned.......heard on the radio today that in the end on Feb there are bringing in a law that if you get caught on your mobile in the car you'll now get 3 points and £60 fine...............

Thats right mate, its the 27th of Feb this new law will come into force.

Up until then it will be a £30 spot fine.

Cant come in fast enough.

**VectraV6CDTi** · 28th January 2007, 00:11

Just to confirm found this...

**Caterman** · 28th January 2007, 00:20

ABOUT TIME TOO!!!
I'm totally pi$$ed off with idiots (mostly in big Mercs & BMW's) who wander all over the road whilst on the phone, sorting paperwork, writing etc etc. Had one in the outside lane of the M6 on friday coming from Birmingham, phone on his shoulder, pen in hand paperwork on the steering wheel. He moved over, slowed right down until he had sorted whatever he was doing then booted it past everything again

I'd like to see a camera that could catch people doing that. FAT CHANCE!!!

**VectraV6CDTi** · 28th January 2007, 00:50

Originally Posted by Caterman

I'm totally pi$$ed off with idiots (mostly in big Mercs & BMW's) who wander all over the road whilst on the phone, sorting paperwork, writing etc etc.

Oh, thats why they never indicate when they're pulling off the motorway onto a slip road