dieseldog999:
i thnk the law for that is just another can of worms…parked,keys in ignition,sitting behind the wheel still gets you done at cabbage jobsworth woddentop plods discretion
Depends on how big a prick the cop feels like being.
I got 3 points and a £150 fine for mobile phone offence.
I was stationary, at red traffic lights, behind a bus with a row of cars to my offside. I had just exited a multi story car park and I realised id left my phone on the dash. I moved it from there to the centre console. Through the lights and round the corner, on come the blue lights in the rear view mirror. Disputed it, went to court and the statement from plod read
“The accused had his phone in his left hand and appeared to be texting. The road was busy with traffic and pedestrians”
No mention of being stationary, in neutral with the handbrake on, at red lights or that I was no where near the pedestrians or moving traffic.
The problem with laws like this is that it depends too much on the cops mood and what pile of twisted facts they put in their report