Posted on 2014-08-01 | 03:32

Roger has given his strong support to proposals being considered by the Department for Transport for the doubling of the number of penalty points for drivers who are caught using a handheld mobile phone while driving.

Said Roger, “All the time I see drivers of vehicles flouting the law and using handheld mobile phones while driving. There have been some appalling tragedies associated with this and I am amazed that there are not many more accidents. Anybody using a handheld mobile phone - either speaking or texting - while driving is a menace to themselves, other road users and to pedestrians on the pavement. I would very much welcome doubling, or trebling, penalty points for this offence. Anybody can have a ‘hands-free’ phone fitted in the car and there is no excuse whatsoever for somebody using a handheld mobile phone.”