mobile phones
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General News 2 Aug 2022Revised laws fail to deter driver phone use, finds Nextbase
Almost half of drivers that took part in a recent survey though it was “fine” to use a phone behind the wheel, despite major changes to the law earlier this year.
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Fleet industry 28 Jul 2022Van drivers 'twice as likely' to use a mobile phone while driving
New mobile phone use while driving data, from the Department for Transport (DfT), shows that van drivers are twice as likely to use a hand-held device.
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Manufacturer 13 Apr 2022Touchscreen development at risk of compromising safety, says VNC Automotive
VNC Automotive has questioned the automotive industry’s rush to replace conventional controls with touchscreens.
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Tax and legislation 4 Apr 2022
Fleets unaware or confused about new laws on phone use while driving
Fleets urged to make their drivers aware of new rules for using a mobile phone while driving after exclusive research suggested a high level of ignorance.
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Opinion 4 Apr 2022Don’t allow drivers to be lulled into a false sense of what’s right and wrong
Simon turner, campaign manager for Driving for Better Business Business, reminds fleets of their responsibilities in educating drivers of mobile law change.
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Tax and legislation 25 Mar 2022
New mobile phone rules come into force
It is now illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving under virtually any circumstance as new rules come into force today (Friday, March 25).
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Tax and legislation 1 Feb 2022
Updated: Drivers risk £200 fine when new mobile phone laws come into force in March
New mobile phone laws will take effect from March 25, with research suggesting many drivers are ignorant of the changes.
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Fleet industry 20 Dec 2021
New rules on mobile phone use while driving a ‘missed opportunity’
Standardised testing of infotainment systems would reduce risk of distracted driving, while allowing drivers to use phones in a cradle sends ‘wrong message’, say road safety experts.
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Opinion 20 Dec 2021Distracted driving should be as much of a taboo as drink-driving
Rebecca Needham, road safety officer (England) at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), warns of the dangers of distracted driving.
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Tax and legislation 19 Nov 2021
New law to make all hand-held mobile phone use while driving illegal
The Government will tighten the rules on the use of mobile phones making it illegal to use a hand-held device under virtually any circumstance while driving.
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General News 31 Aug 2021Fleets warned of post-lockdown driving behaviour
One in 10 drivers think it’s perfectly acceptable to answer a video call while they are driving, new research has found.
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Fleet industry 20 Jul 2021Unmarked HGV catches motorists using mobile phones
Police driving an unmarked HGV cab have caught motorists on the motorway breaking the law, with 85 offences detected during a week-long operation.
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General News 8 Feb 2021Police clamp down on illegal mobile phone use
A national police campaign to target illegal mobile phone use by drivers started this week.
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Tax and legislation 19 Oct 2020Consultation on mobile phone use while driving launched
The Government wants to close a loophole in the law around the use of hand-held mobile phones behind the wheel.
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Fleet industry 7 Oct 2020
Drivers want camera technology to identify illegal mobile phone use
Almost a third (29%) of all drivers make and take calls on handheld mobile phones, new research from the RAC suggests.
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Fleet industry 31 Jul 2020Two thirds say motorists increasingly distracted by in-car tech
Motorists report an increase in driver distraction from infotainment systems, sat navs and mobile phones, research from Venson Automotive Solutions suggests.
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Fleet industry 17 Dec 2019Call for action on company car and van driver deaths
IAM RoadSmart research shows almost half of businesses polled expect employees to answer their phone while driving for work.
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Tax and legislation 8 Nov 2019
Mobile phone convictions rise in Yorkshire, North East and East Midlands
Rise in drivers receiving penalty points for using mobile phones bucks national trend.
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Tax and legislation 1 Nov 2019
Government to close mobile phone use loophole
The Government will close a legal loophole that allows drivers to escape prosecution for hand-held mobile phone use while behind the wheel.
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NEWS 25 Oct 2019
Speeding tickets reach record level in 2018
Speeding ticket offences have increased each year since 2011.
