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Guidance about the law regarding driving with a hand-held mobile phone.

New penalties for illegal mobile phone use from 27 February 2007

Motorists face tough new penalties for breaking the law by using a hand-held mobile phone while driving from 27 February 2007.

Published:
29 January 2007

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