Use your phone legally (& safely) while driving

Strict new laws on using mobile phones while driving are slated to arrive in 2022. It’s already illegal to make calls or send texts using your hands (unless it’s an emergency), but you’re still allowed to use your phone in other ways while driving, such as taking photos, playing games, zooming into maps and scrolling through playlists. The Government plans to change this in 2022 by banning all phone use that isn’t hands free, with the exception of making contactless payments at drive-through restaurants or when using a toll road.

The new laws are still evolving and their exact date of implementation will depend on their passage through Parliament. However, if you want to stay legal, you need to start planning today.

When the regulations come into force, you should still be able to use your phone if it’s in a cradle, as long as you don’t