Driving whilst using a mobile..

That's quite funny. Could probably do with a little tweaking somewhere.

Nice :)

I think texting is also covered as you have to interact with the phone.

It's hard to believe there's been so much publicity about this new legislation and people still don't know what is actually allowed / not allowed.

Talking on your mobile is allowed, texting on your mobile is allowed. Holding your mobile in your hand, however, is not.

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Texting is only covered, if you hold the phone to do it. If it is in a cradle so you only push buttons, it is allowed.

If you use a PDA in the car for SatNav, you can hold it, but if it includes a GSM card for map and data updates you can't and it must be in a cradle. Mad isn't it.

Is it me, or is that barking? I can't hold the thing to my ear, but I can stare at a screen the size of a stamp taped to the dash while composing War & Peace.

Yep. You can stroke it, kiss it, punch it, as long as it isn't in your hand, but you can't give it a loving sniggle to your cheek (or any other part of your body come to that).

Meant Snuggle obviously.......

If you're weaving across the road, whilst "staring at a screen the size of a stamp taped to the dash while composing War & Peace" then you'll still be nicked for Driving Without Due Care.

No you won't. Cameras can tell if you are weaving or not. ;)

Sure, but why bother with all the legislation for using mobiles when they're leaving a far more dangerous activity alone?

To draw the public's attention to it. Before this, people simply didn't care, and used their phones anyway. The idea behind the new legislation, is that people won't do it because it's a specific crime - and it works.

But they aren't ! It's already covered under the "driving without due care" as above !

I agree. It just seems an opportunity missed to actually legislate against something more dangerous than talking on a phone.