by Driving Offence Defence | Careless Driving, Mobile Phone Offences
Can You Be Penalised for Using a Windscreen Phone Holder? Navigating through unfamiliar roads has become significantly easier thanks to smartphone-based GPS systems. However, the legality of placing a phone holder on a car’s windscreen remains a topic of debate....
by Driving Offence Defence | Dangerous Driving, Death By Dangerous Driving, Mobile Phone Offences, Motoring Law Solicitors
A man who killed three people because he was using his mobile phone while driving has been sentenced at Winchester Crown Court. The four-vehicle crash happened on the A303 near Andover, Hampshire, on 25 August 2021. Prosecuting, Simon Jones told the court that one of...
by Driving Offence Defence | Careless Driving, Dangerous Driving, Death By Dangerous Driving, Driving Offence Defence, Mobile Phone Offences, Motoring Law Solicitors
A man has been handed a custodial sentence after killing a support worker because he was using his mobile phone while driving. Derby Crown Court heard that the 60-year-old victim was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing and had correctly waited for the green...
by Driving Offence Defence | Careless Driving, Drug Driving, Mobile Phone Offences, Motoring Law Solicitors, Speeding
A week-long operation in Suffolk caught over 200 drivers committing a variety of traffic offences, including six arrests on suspicion of drug driving. Running from October 10-14, the Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Roads and Armed Policing Team, Road Casualty Reduction...
by Driving Offence Defence | Careless Driving, Driving Offence Defence, Mobile Phone Offences, Motoring Law Solicitors
A technical loophole used by motorists to escape punishment if they are caught driving while using a mobile phone has now been closed. The new legislation now states that virtually any use of a mobile phone while in control of a vehicle is now banned under a...
by Driving Offence Defence | Careless Driving, Dangerous Driving, Drink Driving, Drink Driving Solicitors, Driving Offence Defence, Driving Without A License, Drug Driving, Mobile Phone Offences, Motoring Law Solicitors, Speeding
Kent Police have handed a lorry driver a £100 fine after they witnessed him balancing his laptop on his dashboard while driving on the M20 in Kent. The man’s arrest came as part of the force’s new crackdown on dangerous driving on major roads and motorways...
