Rog270:
We see every day bad driving,wot erks me is when it is an hgv,these things kill.So I took the questionnaire, and said any hgv driver found to use a phone not on a hand free device, should receive same as car driver,but on second offence should have his vocational licence suspended for 3 to 12 months,we above all should know better
I got captured by plod on my phone-it was a thread on here quite a while ago-I cant complain at all about being done(I did have a genuine reason for answering the call but in hindsite I should have left it for ten minutes until I could call back)
however I was really concerned with being reported to the TC. as it turns out I got the driver awareness course,BUT-i was informed by Herts police when the invitation to take the course was offered,that if I were caught again on the phone in the next FIVE years, I would be referred to the TC and be looking at an automatic vocational ban of 42 days(starting point) ,regardless if I was caught in a private car or lgv. guess what,i haven’t done it since!!!
I will add that the course was the worst ■■■■■■■■ I have ever had to endure…
the biggest problem with mobiles isn’t people making a call,its the smart phone thing of people sending texts/checking their facebook/emails etc.next time you’re in traffic check out how many car drivers are doing this.it is simply too easy to do!!