On 03/08/2010 16:56, Graeme wrote:
It's possible that this law is not well respected because some officers
have been over aggressive and prosecuted drivers that have pulled over to
take a call at the side of the road safely.
You have to switch the engine off to be legal, that's the bit most people
forget.

I was told that you should also get out of the vehicle to make/take the
call, so that it's impossible to be accused of driving while using the
mobile. On a similar theme, my GP suggested that once I started using
insulin to control my blood-glucose levels, if I felt a hypo coming on
that I should pull over, switch off the engine, remove the keys and, if
possible, move over to the passenger seat while I sort out the problem
(but I should avoid leaving the vehicle).

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Dave,
Frodsham
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