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Driving advice Mobile phones and driving

• Which? Car reveals how texting while driving is more dangerous than being over the alcohol limit.
• Large regional differences in the percentage of drivers fined.
• Why Which? would like to see more education courses, rather than fines.

What's in this guide

1. How dangerous is texting and driving?

   Which? research reveals how distracting it is to talk on a mobile, send a text and drive at the legal alcohol limit.

2. Fining and educating drivers

   Where in the UK are mobile phone penalties most prevalent? And are fixed penalty fines the best way to deal with offenders?

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