Learner, P1 and P2 drivers
You must not use a mobile phone while driving, even when you’re stationary, for example, stopped at lights or stuck in traffic. This includes:
- texting
- phone calls
- music
- emailing
- social media
- using the internet
- maps and navigation
- photography.
This applies to mobile phones that are handheld, in a phone holder or hands-free, for example, via Bluetooth.
Drivers with a full licence
There are only 2 ways you can use a mobile phone while driving:
- Hands-free – you can only use your phone hands-free (without touching it) to:
- make or receive voice calls
- play audio, for example, music and podcasts.
- In a phone holder – you can only use and touch your phone to:
- make or receive voice calls
- play audio, for example, music and podcasts
- use as a driver’s aid, for example, maps and navigation apps or dispatch systems.
Phone holders must be commercially manufactured and fixed to your vehicle and must not obscure your vision.
You must not use a mobile phone while driving for any other function. This includes:
- texting
- video calls
- emailing
- social media
- using the internet
- photography.
When driving, you must not hold a mobile phone in your hand. It must not rest on your leg, be between your shoulder and ear or any other part of your body.
