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Drivers face ban on mobile phone

By Hasan Suroor

LONDON JUNE 24. Hopefully, the sight of motorists driving while talking into their mobile phones will become rarer after the British Government today threatened to make it an offence punishable with fine.

Under a new proposal, expected to be implemented from December 1, anyone using a mobile phone at the wheel would face a fine of up to £1,000, starting with a minimum of £30.

The Road Safety Minister, David Jamieson, said that driving while using a mobile phone was `dangerous' and affected the ability to concentrate putting not only the driver but other road users as well at risk.

``Our decision to introduce this new offence will make the roads safer for us all. Missing a call won't kill you, an accident quite possibly could,'' he said.

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