First ban drivers from mobile phone use

First Group has banned its 135,000 staff from using mobile phones, including hands free sets, when driving on company business, as of the start of January. This follows growing research produced by the Transport Research Laboratory driving performance is impaired when making a call.

An internal communications programme, including posters and DVDs, has been launched to enforce the new policy. Moir Lockhead, chief executive of First Group, said:  “Our philosophy at First is simple:...