Petition · past parliament

Driving ban for vehicle drivers caught using mobile telephones while driving.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Tougher action is need by the judiciary so that people are treated in the same way as drink-driving offenders. Use of phones at the wheel must be stigmatised in the same way as drink drivers to end this dangerous practice. An instant 12 month driving ban for those caught using phones at the wheel.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

25 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
5 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Aug 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.