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IC warns over handheld use THE NEW Traffic Commissioner for
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the South-West, Sarah Bell, gave delegates at the latest Commercial Motor Legal Seminar the strongest indication yet that Vosa and the TCs will be targeting the use of handheld mobile phones while driving in the coming months.
-There is clear evidence that using handheld mobile phones while driving poses a significant road safety risk," she told delegates at the ATS Euromaster-sponsored event.
"There are no circumstances where it can be considered acceptable for vocational licence holders to be using handheld phones and we will suspend the driving licence of the individual for a minimum of 14 days if such cases are brought before us," she added.
Furthermore, if the driver was found to be on the phone to the boss, then the TCs would be seeking out the operator for an explanation, Bell added — echoing the comments of previous speakers on the Commercial Motor nationwide tour.
Bell also warned third-party maintenance providers to be aware of their responsibility to the road transport industry. Where workshops were failing the industry,they would be "named and shamed" at public inquiry, she added.