Despite the fact that using mobile phones whilst driving is illegal it has been revealed that the majority of Britons still use their phone without a hands-free device whilst driving.The use of mobile phones whilst driving has been illegal for just

COPS in Cape Town, South Africa, have started to confiscate mobile phones being used by drivers.The action by police follows the introduction of a new law which states that phones can only be used on a car with a hands-free kit and anyone caught

NORTH WALES Police are to use images captured on speed cameras to help prosecute motorists who use mobile phones while driving. A senior traffic officer revealed the All Wales Safety Camera Partnership is preparing to upgrade their computers

DRIVERS CAUGHT using a handheld mobile phone in the car while driving will face possible jail sentences under tough new guidlines. New guidance on the ruling from the Crown Prosecution Service follows a policy change announced in September because

two percent of respondents saying they think there’s no danger involved in smoking and driving. The poll of 3,016 people also found that 48% thought smoking while driving is irresponsible and 46% think it’s as dangerous as using a mobile phone while

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY in the USA to prevent the ever-increasing problem of drivers using their mobile phones while on the move, which include a new, hi-tech scrambling system that could disable mobiles while in a moving vehicle."I think it will be done

-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, committed his first driving offence three years ago when he was convicted of using a mobile phone. It has now been revealed the same man was convicted on a further SIX occasions for the same offence over the following four months

. While it is illegal to use a "handheld" mobile phone while driving, "hands-free" devices are allowed. However, police have the power to penalise motorists (with three points and a £60 fine) if they believe that they are distracted and not in control of their vehicle

AN INCREASING number of insurance companies are refusing to insure drivers who have been caught using a mobile phone at the wheel.According to an AA survey of eight major insurers, half of them would not quote anyone who has been given three points

.'You are four times more likely to crash if you use a mobile phone while driving.'Your reaction times are 50% slower and you are more likely to drift across lanes.'If you get caught, you face three penalty points on your licence and a £60 fine