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Originally Posted by gazzae
Maybe they genuinely thought you were using a mobile phone. I don't know anyone who drives with their head resting in their hand so I assume it would be easy to think you were using a phone.
I imagine with phones being small these days they would be difficult to see in police video.
Of course that doesn't excuse them for being rude.
If you go to court and explain that you have a handsfree kit and weren't using your phone then you may get off with that, but you may well be fined for driving without due care or something for having your head in your hand.
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Driving with only one hand on the wheel is not an offence.
Swerving around or doing it in conditions where it could be dangerous (such as on an icy road) however I believe will have you up for driving without due care and attention.
me283, any correspondance, use recorded delivery, contact your mobile operator and get a copy of your bill for that day to show that you were not making any calls and send it to them, tell them you are certain that your mobile operator will be more than happy to supply evidence that your phone was not in use at the time.
If it does get passed to the court and you recieve the forms, plead not guilty and enter in all the evidence such as the fact you have a bluetooth hands free kit, the itemised phone bill, and that they can contact your operator to find out if the phone was in use.
Also seek legal advice.
It could be that because you kicked up a fuss over the speeding ticket, this WPC has got wind of it, and spotted your number plate and took advantage (although that is a small posibility)