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FINES FAIL TO STOP DRIVERS USING MOBILE PHONES ONE IN FIVE 10171,223: UK DRIVERS ADMIT TO USING A MOBILE PHONE WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST YEAR WORTH OF FINES HAVE THE NUMBER OF MOTORISTS FINED FOR USING A MOBILE WHILE IN CONTROL OF A VEHICLE IN BEEN ISSUED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS 2010-11 THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO ONE DRIVER EVERY THREE MINUTES 7m THAT'S DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF OFFENCES RECORDED IN 2004 UK DRIVERS 74,000 HAVE SPOKEN ON THEIR MOBILE PHONES WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST YEAR SHORTLY AFTER MOBILE PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING WAS OUTLAWED MORE THAN £1.5M "2006 166,800 DRIVERS ADMIT TO ILLEGALLY USING THEIR SMARTPHONES TO ACCESS SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DRIVERS FINED FOR WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST YEAR USING A MOBILE PHONE WHILE DRIVING "2007 7% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS WHO ADMIT TO THE GOVERNMENT USING SITES SUCH AS FACEBOOK WHEN DRIVING |YEAR DOUBLED THE FINE FOR USING A MOBILE PHONE 093. 2010 TO 18-34 OLDS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AMONGST SEPTEMBER TO AUGUST 2011 171,223 DRIVERS FINED FOR USING A MOBILE PHONE WHILE DRIVING 56DRIVERS FINED FOR USINGA MOBILE PHONE WHILST SUPERVISING ALEARNER DRIVER IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS REMEMBER, YOU SHOULD ONLY USE YOUR MOBILE PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU: NEED TO CALL 999 OR 112 IN RESPONSE TO A GENUINE EMERGENCY WHERE IT'S UNSAFE OR IMPRACTICABLE TO STOP ARE SAFELY PARKED (BUT NEVER STOP ON THE HARD SHOULDER OF THE MOTORWAY UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY) ARE A PASSENGER swiftcover.com GET A LIFE • GET SWIFTCOVEREB