Increase the penalties (points and fine) for 'using mobile phones when driving'

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The penalties for driving using a mobile phone is too low. It should be a years ban from driving, with added points for when they have their license back and a higher fine of £1,000. This would be a good deterrent. 1 man on the A34 killed a whole family.

It states that he killed a 45, 13 and two 11 year old because he was looking through music on his phone. He was driving at 50mph when he hit the car which killed 4 people. Another man, killed a cyclist even though he was convicted 8 times before hand for using his mobile phone. The cyclist was competing in a 10 mile time trial, and was sadly killed because of a van driver was too busy looking at a text. This driver attended 2 driving awareness courses as well. Yet, he still carried on.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Impose stiffer penalties for hand held mobile phone use in vehicles.

Timeline

1 Feb 2017	Petition opened for signatures
6 Feb 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Feb 2017

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