4×4 drivers are the worst offenders

A recent study has shown that 4×4 drivers are four times more likely to defy the law and use a hand held mobile phone whilst driving.

The report by Imperial Colledge London, presented in the British Medical Journal also found they are less likely to wear seatbelts.

Our data show a worryingly high level of non-compliance with laws on seat belts and handheld mobile phones by drivers in London.

In this large scale survy that monitored 38,000 cars and included 3,000 4×4’s, the findings were clear. One in forty drivers were found to be illigally using a mobile phone whilst at the wheel, despite it being against the law since December 2003.