Posted on 14/09/2016 00:14
So our aon is reaching that age where we give him a little more latitude is going around the sites without us having eyes on him the whole time, HOWEVER, we have lost him a couple of times when he has been invited back to a new friends caravan and we lose sight of him. Therefore we are thinking Walkie Talkies might be a good idea. He is 7 ans wondered if anyone uses them and could suggest a good brand/model.
Many thanks
Reeves
Posted on 18/09/2016 22:25
If you should decide to use these items from car to car or motorhome PLEASE remember the law is still the same from the drivers point of view !! I.E. No hand-held use if you are behind the wheel !!
Not true ..... https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law
Your link takes me to the relevant gov.uk page MM BUT in the first line it says it is illegal to to use a "hand held phone or similar device" when driving, riding or supervising a learner driver. That is my point is'nt it ??
Posted on 18/09/2016 22:34
If you should decide to use these items from car to car or motorhome PLEASE remember the law is still the same from the drivers point of view !! I.E. No hand-held use if you are behind the wheel !!
Not true ..... https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law
Your link takes me to the relevant gov.uk page MM BUT in the first line it says it is illegal to to use a "hand held phone or similar device" when driving, riding or supervising a learner driver. That is my point is'nt it ??
We're talking about walkie talkies, not hand held PHONES .... ie in the LAST line 'You can use hands-free phones, sat navs and 2-way radios when you’re driving or riding.'
That's MY point and the law
Posted on 18/09/2016 22:38
Thats Hands Free MM, the items the OP was asking about are NOT hands free, and I made it clear what I was talking about No Hand Held Use I said and No hand Held use I meant !!
Navigateur, Its pretty standard for Laws to be drafted in the most ambiguous way possible, that leaves it to the courts to decide what Parliament actually meant !
Posted on 18/09/2016 23:05
Thats Hands Free MM, the items the OP was asking about are NOT hands free, and I made it clear what I was talking about No Hand Held Use I said and No hand Held use I meant !!
Navigateur, Its pretty standard for Laws to be drafted in the most ambiguous way possible, that leaves it to the courts to decide what Parliament actually meant !
The OP is asking about walkie talkies which are 2 way radios and are allowed to be used while driving. Hands free phones are just mobile phones used via bluetooth etc
Posted on 19/09/2016 07:21
I, for one, would certainly not want to challenge it in court. However, in any event, you can still be prosecuted for not being in proper control of a motor vehicle, if using the device impacts on your driving. Same as you can if you fiddle with the sat nav or radio and stray from your lane.
Posted on 19/09/2016 08:16
I, for one, would certainly not want to challenge it in court. However, in any event, you can still be prosecuted for not being in proper control of a motor vehicle, if using the device impacts on your driving. Same as you can if you fiddle with the sat nav or radio and stray from your lane.
You could be charged for driving without due care for any number of reasons. But using a 2 way radio is perfectly legal as per the gov link
Posted on 19/09/2016 08:32
Simple answer is yes you may use hand held two way radios. Paragraph 4 of the The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2003 defines what hand held devices are and it specifically excludes two way radios.
However, and there is always in legislation a however, if using two way radios whilst driving you may well face a prosecution under section 104 of The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in that 'No person shall drive or cause or permit any other person to drive, a motor vehicle on a road if he is in such a position that he cannot have proper control of the vehicle...'
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