Penalties for texting while driving are about to double in the UK.

In case you're on the street in the UK, it could be time to place away the telephone. 

Penalties for texting whereas driving within the UK will double within the new yr, the BBC reports. 

Drivers will get six factors on their license and a £200 high quality. Proper now, drivers incur a £100 high-quality and three factors on their licenses. 

Drivers might additionally face fines of as much as £1,00zero and a six-month suspension for second offenses. 

The principles will apply to England, Scotland and Wales. In Northern Eire, drivers get solely three factors and a £60 nice for comparable offenses. 

Within the U.S., penalties for texting whereas driving differ by state, however 46 states outright ban texting while driving.  Read more...

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