23 April 2009

UK company bans hands free use

Hands free car phones are being banned for all company car drivers by a UK manufacturer as part of new occupational road risk measures being introduced to protect staff and prevent road accidents.

Company drivers employed by Telford-based Hager UK will no longer be allowed to make or take calls while driving, as part of a range of measures to reduce risk for those who drive at work. Motorists are four times more likely to crash while using a mobile phone.

Hager’s ban has been implemented after a company director was believed to have become the first person in Britain to be convicted of careless driving over the use of a hands-free mobile phone.

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