"Pete Fotheringham" <pete.fotheringham@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1172048847.753804.106000@t69g2000cwt.googlegr oups.com...

>It should be remembered that the police now routinely obtain
>phone records of drivers involved in serious or fatal accidents.

How would they do that?
They would need to know the number of the phone and if there is no phone in
the car they can't look it up.

Mind you, the police can practically take your licence off you for one minor
stop.

For example, if I got stopped for speeding today I could get three points
for speeding and three points for each illegal number plate (not displaying
the manufacturers post code) which is a total of nine points. I also have a
faulty rear number plate lamp (its a wiring fault not the bulb). I don't
know if thats worth another three points but you can see my point....