If you’re caught using a hand-held mobile phone or similar device while driving or riding, you can expect to get an automatic fixed penalty notice. This means you’ll get three penalty points on your driving licence and have to pay a fine of £60.
Source: Direct.Gov
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- 200,000 motorists fined for using phone while driving @ The Telegraph
Excerpt: More than 171,000 fixed penalty notices for using a hand-held mobile phone in a vehicle were issued in the 12 months up to October, making it the fifth most common traffic crime, say police figures. A further 35,000 cases are fined by magistrates, Home Office statistics show.
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