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No plead guilty and offer mitigation that is the advice of the barrister , who happens to be the bosses sister so it wont cost a lot of money.

In my younger days I have eaten a Pork Pie while driving many times. Just as an update my sons MD went mad and said that all company vehicles must have either controls on the steering wheel or Blue tooth and any that havent got them are to be fitted without delay. A case of after the...

Apparently Thames Valley Essex and The Met offer a course for such cases of technically being guilty but not actually using the phone.do Sussex. Police?

The officer in the plain unmarked Audi old him he had rejected the call while he was sat at the traffic lights. It is not the fine which ios the problem it is the 6 points.

I have said many times that I accept that he was at fault and should have just ignored it and have told him so but I think the officer having agreed that he rejected the call was being a jobsworth.He could quite easily have said " I know, because I saw you reject the call but this is a warning...

It is not illegal as you say but I consider it inconsiderate by the firm to ring somebody and expect an answer, which presumably they do by ringing the person., The simple answer is to make it compulsory for company vehicles to be fitted with hands free and steering wheel controls.in the...

It is a minefield that all companies should investigate when givng their employees a phone and expect them to be on immediate call.

His van does not have steering wheel mounted controls. Hence my suggestions that it is the firm at fault but he gets the 6 penalty points. even if they offer to pay the fine.

What about the number of people that are drinking either from a cup or bottle going along the road,.or eating a sandwich or pie.

[/B] That was my view, just use a little common sense. The officer agreed that he saw him reject the call rather than take it.

Both him and I accept that but as stated previously just giving the nod to others who may not have considered that to be the law.and although not actually using it could fall foul of the law.

It would appear that it is going to which raises a point are people fully concentrated on the road ahead when using a sat nav which shows road directions and turns.

That is interesting.

One of my other sons drives a lorry and spend 85% of the day behind the wheel his firm send him a text and ask him to ring when convenient. On hearing the text tone he pulls over when it is convenient to read the text and phone if needed. So simple.

If I received a text I would pull over and read it then act accordingly having heard the tone to tell me I have a text. As regards the tracking it is easy for them to check if a van is moving if so dont call the driver.quite simple. Check before making the call. I know the onus is on...

I accept that and so does he but it seems to be pushing the law a little. When the paper work comes through he will obviously seek advice. I think the company should offer the services of the company solicitor as I believe that they were in the wrong for calling him while knowing he was...

Not at all very simple answer, firms workers be told not to RING the company mobile send a text and the driver can pull over and ring them back after hearing the text tone.

They have trackers in their vans so know exactly where it is and what speed it is travelling at . Failing that they should send a text please ring when not driving to the company issued phone. He fully accepts that within the terms of the law as explained to him he is bang to rights and...

[/B] I dont know only what his Police Sergeant ex school friend./best man told him.

Apparently there is a new law which came into affect in January which states that you can only take your hands off of the steering wheel to change gear, no other reason whatsoever. My sons firm phoned him and he rejected the call as he was driving but he was observed by a roadside patrol who...