"Jonno" <jonno@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> QUESTION: Is it legal to drive a car while using a mobile phone if the
> handset is held in a cradle on the dashboard and I am using a handsfree?
>
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> Am assuming no voice-activated calls: I would have to press the buttons
> on the handset to make a call.
>
> I remember a law was passed a few years ago about not driving while
> holding a mobile. And then ISTR it was amended and I beleive it is
> being changed again at the end of Feb.
>
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> In case there's any confusion on account of PHF, Bluetooth, car kits,
> etc .... by "handsfree" I mean a wire from the phone to an earpiece and
> which looks something like this: http://tinyurl.com/3x57k5
>

Why wouldn't it be - it's no different to speaking to people in the car!
Operating the buttons on the phone meaning you have to take your eyes off
the road - as you do for tuning some radios or selecting a cd track - might
not be acceptable. Most people I know can use a radio or phone and drive.
It's only the daft woman type that can't do too many things at once and use
it as an excuse - people like that can't drive anyway.