Police urge government to take action over mobile phones

The Government are being taken to task by the Police over their failure to tackle the use of mobile phones whilst driving.

Speaking on the BBC Radio 5 live breakfast show, Suzette Davenport, Chief Constable for Gloucestershire Constabulary, called for Westminster to impose tougher sanctions on phone users.

One of the proposals put forward by Chief Constable (CC) Davenport is to punish frequent offenders with disqualification should they be caught multiple times over a short period of time.

As it stands, anyone caught holding or using a mobile phone whilst driving faces a punishment of three penalty points on their licence and a fine of £100. There is also the prospect of higher car insurance premiums in the future.

Another interesting point to emerge from the interview is that CC Davenport believes David Cameron and his Roads Minister, Robert Goodwill, have purposefully delayed an introduction of stricter measures as they believe it will be a vote loser in the run up to May’s general election.

Mr Goodwill refuted that particular allegation however, and revealed that the Government is considering an increase in penalty points for using a phone whilst driving from three points to six.

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