Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'
Drivers could be banned from using hands-free mobile phones in England and Wales, a group of MPs has suggested.While it has been illegal to use a handheld phone at the wheel since 2003, using a hands-free device creates"the same risks of collision", the Commons Transport Select Committee said.An expert told the committee that taking a hands-free phone call caused"essentially the same" amount of distraction as being at the UK legal limit for alcohol blood level.
"One moment's distraction from a phone can cause a lifetime of suffering so our advice to drivers is simple - when you're driving, make sure your phone is on silent and placed out of sight and out of reach," he said. Since March 2017, motorists caught using a handheld phone have faced incurring six points on their licence and a £200 fine - up from the previous penalty of three points and £100.
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