Britain Tightens Rules on Drivers Using Hand-Held Phones

Britain Tightens Rules on Drivers Using Hand-Held Phones
Vehicles sitting in traffic approach the Blackwall Tunnel in London on Nov. 18, 2020. Simon Dawson/Reuters
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A loophole allowing drivers to escape punishment for hand-held phone use if they are taking a photo or playing a game will be closed from Friday.

New rules ban virtually all hand-held use of mobile phones on Britain’s roads, in what Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described as a “zero-tolerance approach”.