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CWU Branch Issues Mobile Phone Warning Merseyside & South West Lancashire Branch have written to all it's members to warn them and remind them of forthcoming further penalties for those caught driving whilst using their mobile phones. 9th February 2007 Colleagues, re: New mobile phone use while driving penalties in the UK New legislation in the UK means that from 27 February 2007 , drivers caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving will get a £60 fine and three penalty points on their licence . Research by the Transport Research Laboratory in the UK shows that, as well as holding the phone, the conversation distracts the driver. Research has, as we knew it would, found that any mobile phone use at the wheel, whether hand-held or hands-free, means drivers are four times more likely to be involved in a crash. Our advice continues to be consistent - switch it off, or at least do not answer any calls. Make calls before you start your journey. Enclosed are stickers which are for distribution for colleagues to stick on the dashboard as a reminder. They can be left around exchanges, mess rooms, TEC’s etc. Yours sincerely, Derek Maylor.
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