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Motorists will automatically receive penalty points and a fine for using their mobile phones whilst driving, under new government plans.
Under the old laws a driver may have avoided points by attending a driving awareness course.
The move follows consultation about the punishments for drivers caught committing the offence, and may include increasing the fine and doubling the penalty points to six.
The scrapping of the driver awareness course for this offence is a sign that the government recognises the severity of the problem, Mrs May said she wanted to see the use of a mobile phone whilst driving viewed as unacceptable in the same way as drink driving.
She encouraged judges to ensure the punishment for offenders who kill or cause injury to other to have a sentence that will act as a deterrent to others.
Since 2011 the number of fines issued to motorists committing this offence has dropped by 84%, that's a fall of over 100,000 in 1 year; motoring groups point to a fall of 27% in the number of officers policing the roads over the past 5 years.
No one is under any doubt as to the consequences of using a mobile phone whilst driving, and increasing the penalties must be one of several measures to help make a change. Education through advertising, an awareness program in our schools to capture the next generation and punishment which the government is working on should all help. The use of technology in prevention and capture would be a possibility, the police and mobile phone companies ideally need to develop technology to restrict use and to improve detection.
Whilst the Home Office data does show a huge reduction in penalty notices we have seen many examples, through media coverage of this subject, that seem to suggest this problem is very much on the increase.
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