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December 2007 As new guidelines threaten jail to drivers caught using a handheld mobile phone, a UK road safety website is giving anyone a chance to report drivers they spot flouting the law. There are already 6,000 reports of bad driving on BetterDrivingPlease.com. And more than a quarter of them are drivers using a handheld mobile. They’ve been added by concerned motorists since the law was changed in February this year. The website’s founder is road safety campaigner Andrew McGavin. He said: “The law is being consistently ignored by drivers. Every day people are reporting new cases of motorists using a handheld mobile to BetterDrivingPlease.com, and some of them make horrendous reading. “The threat of jail suggested in today’s guidelines is a positive step forward, as it reminds people of the seriousness of the offence.” BetterDrivingPlease.com was set up by Andrew in 2006. He is aiming to build a transparent database of UK road offences. Research in New Zealand showed that drivers reported to a similar scheme were 23 times more likely to crash than other drivers in the year following being reported. Under the new Crown Prosecution Service guidance, drivers caught breaking the ban will still face a standard fine and points on their licence. But if they are found to be driving in an unsafe way, they could be prosecuted for dangerous driving, which attracts a jail sentence. There have been high profile cases during the year, such as immigration minister Liam Byrne. He was fined £100 in November after being stopped by police while on the phone in Birmingham. ENDS
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