Highway Code to be revised to take account of change in mobile law

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Highway Code to be revised to take account of change in mobile law

It will also be more precise about the fact that being stationary in traffic counts as driving.

Date - 19th November 2021
By - Gary Mason

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Police will be able to more easily prosecute drivers using a hand-held mobile phone at the wheel after the DfT announced plans to strengthen existing laws on driving while using a device. Under the new law anyone caught using their hand-held device...

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