Drivers using their phones - whether handheld or hands-free - are risking two years in jail under rules published by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Despite this, a new survey suggests tens of thousands of drivers remain willing to risk imprisonment by taking a call while behind the wheel. Is this call really worth two years in jail? I ask you
Earlier this year, the CPS updated its sentencing manual for dangerous driving and now states that drivers convicted of dangerous driving could risk two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, as well as a mandatory driving disqualification.
So if you are caught ‘Driving while the driver’s attention is avoidably distracted, for example by reading or by use of a mobile phone (especially if handheld),’ you could be sent down and this also clealy shows that in the eyes of the law, even using a Bluetooth hands-free phone while driving can lead to a charge of dangerous driving.
Although 43% of the phone users said they would use a suitable hands-free accessory or fitting in future, 18% said they would continue to use a handheld phone 'more carefully' while 8% would not change their behaviour at all.
Well what can I say. You would have thought two years a deterrant , but obvioulsy not. So lets either ban all phones in the car whilst driving or up this sentance to 10 years. Come on drivers, show some ounce of responsibitily here.
FemaleFirst Jackie Violet