Petition Implement a 12 month ban for using mobiles while driving.

Far too many people are still ignoring the fact that people are being injured and killed daily due to mobile phone distraction behind the wheel. If you get caught driving and using your phone you should face the same punishment as drink drivers and be banned from driving for 12 months.

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More than 500,000 drivers still using mobile phones at wheel, study shows
At least one in 20 drivers aged under 30 have been caught flouting the law
Report said using hand-held device is more dangerous than drink or drugs
In 2013, mobile phone use behind the wheel was factor in 22 fatal collisions

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Date closed 25 April 2017
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