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How from today sending a single text message could cost you your driving licence
New drivers who are caught using a phone at the wheel will lose their licence under new legislation that comes into force today. From Wednesday anyone found calling, texting or using an app while driving will face a £200 on-the-spot fine and six points on their licence. It means that new drivers – who can lose a maximum of six points before being banned for the first two years after passing their test– will face an immediate ban for sending a single text message.
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This is the right thing to do. I can spot someone texting while they drive from several hundred feet away. It's like a drunk driver, but worse. They keep swerving out of their lane, stop in the middle of the road when traffic is moving, and/or drive slow enough to disrupt everyone around them. Plus, a lot of them seem to like to do that in the fast lane.