The UK is clamping down even harder on using a phone while driving
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`Too many deaths and injuries occur while mobile phones are being held.` What you need to know The UK is getting even tougher on using a phone while driving. Laws are coming to ban all use, not just calls and texts. It will also clarify that using a phone in a stationary vehicle counts as driving. The UK is clamping down even harder on using a mobile phone while driving. In a statement today the Department for Transport and transport secretary Grant Shapps MP said: Police will soon be able to more easily prosecute drivers using a hand-held mobile phone at the wheel after the government strengthens existing laws to further improve road safety. It is already illegal to text or make a phone call (other than in an emergency) using a hand-held device while driving. Next year, laws will go further to ban drivers from using their phones to take photos or videos, scroll through playlists or play games. Getting caught will mean a £200 fixed penalty notice and 6 points on y...