NEWS
Jim Holder
INSIDE INFORMATION
Doing this is still legal but the same on a phone isn’t
PERHAPS YOU, LIKE me, were surprised when the government announced plans to tighten the use of phones while driving last month. From next year, anyone caught holding a phone to take photos, pick music or play a game while driving faces a £200 fine and six points on their licence. Previously, police had to prove a charge of dangerous driving to prosecute anyone doing those things –a loophole that was often exploited.