Road traffic laws

Failing to comply with road traffic law generally leads to convictions for the driver, and potentially the Operator licence holder.

It's an offence to drive a vehicle in a position that doesn't give you proper control of the vehicle or a full view of the road ahead.

This offence covers a multitude of situations, such as:

talking on a hands-free phone
using the keys on a hands-free phone. A phone or device is hand-held if it has to be held to use it. This includes cradling the phone between ear and their shoulder
eating, smoking or drinking
talking to passengers in the vehicle
map reading
using satellite navigation systems
using a two-way radio
changing a CD or radio station

The above offence also requires a full view of the road ahead. A driver may not have a full view if:

a satellite navigation system is poorly placed, interfering with the driver’s view to the front
there is ice or mist on the windscreen blocking the view ahead
there are furry dice, Christmas lights or stickers crowding the windscreen