Petition Impose stiffer penalties for hand held mobile phone use in vehicles.

Use of such phones is not diminishing . Evidence from police force videos shows drivers talking and texting or viewing smartphone content.
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Current penalties are not fit for purpose.
The consequences of accidents caused by such drivers are totally unacceptable.

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A Zero Tolerance deterrent is urgently needed to make the results of a conviction more meaningful to the driver and on a par with the offence of drink-driving.

- An immediate suspension of the driving licence upon apprehension

- On conviction, automatic 12 month disqualification, 6 points on the licence and £1000 fine, plus seizure of the mobile device.

- If convicted a second time, the courts should be allowed to impose unlimited disqualification, fine or even imprisonment.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 13 March 2017
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