Rejected petition Instant ban for drivers caught holding a mobile phone whilst driving a vehicle.

The awful news of yet more deaths by a driver using a mobile phone must raise the question; is the penalty for mobile phone use whilst driving tough enough. The answer is clearly "NO".
BAN ANY DRIVER CAUGHT WITH A MOBILE IN THEIR HAND : IT'S WORSE THAN DRINK DRIVING AND IS COSTS LIVES.

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2006 (M3) lorry driver kills 23 year old woman: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5252872.stm

August 2016 (A34) lorry driver kills 4 people: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37823457

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Date submitted 1 November 2016
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