Mobile Phones and Driving – The Legal Position

We all know that the use of mobile phones is banned whilst driving. Or are they? The answer, according to the High Court’s recent decision in Director of Public Prosecutions v Barreto EWHC 2044 (Admin), is that it depends what you’re doing with it. What did Mr Barreto do? Ramsey Barreto was convicted in the Magistrates’ Court of using his phone to film an accident while he was driving. The...Read More