The government said it will close a legal loophole that has allowed drivers to escape prosecution for handheld mobile phone use while behind the wheel. On 1 November transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that he will urgently take forward a review to tighten up the existing law preventing hand-held mobile use while driving.
Official figures state that in 2018 there were 683 casualties on Britain’s roads including 29 deaths and 118 serious injuries in crashes where a driver...
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