Police enforcing mobile phone law
There is evidence that the police are now enforcing the law with regard to those who use a hand held mobile phone whilst driving.
Recent figures published as a result of a survey amongst 45 of the 52 police forces in UK show that 140,000 fixed penalty notices were issued for the offence in 2005 against 80,000 in 2004.
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