Increased Penalties for Mobile Phone Use

Members should be aware that the penalties for mobile phone use whilst driving will increase on 1 March.  The fixed penalty will then be a £200 fine and 6 penalty points for anyone convicted of this offence.

This will obviously have implications for new drivers, who will have their licence revoked for just one offence – but it will also have serious consequences for ADIs using a hand-held phone at the wheel or while supervising a learner, especially if they already have 3 points, with the potential for removal from the Register.

Read and article by BBC here

The National Associations Strategic Partnership (NASP) is gathering information on the training of learners and new drivers on motorways and national speed limit dual carriageways.  We would be very grateful for your input on this subject.

Please follow this link to take part in the survey.

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3352383/Training-on-Motorways-and-High-Speed-Networks