UK police to seize mobile phones in every crash

visordown.com EVERY driver involved in a car crash will have their hand-held mobile phone seized to check if they were using it prior to the accident. The move is likely to see drivers' phones taken away from them to be used as evidence in prosecutions. Gloucestershire Chief Constable Suzette Davenport, who is responsible for roads policing at the Association of Chief Police Officers, issued the advice to check phones at the roadside. The checks will apply to any accident, leading to fears that drivers could lose their phone after a ‘minor shunt’ or be unable to contact relatives or recovery services after a crash. Hugh Bladon, of the Alliance of British Drivers, said: ‘I am 100 per cent against anyone texting while driving, and those caught deserve everything they get. ‘But I’m worried police could overdo it. Just because someone is involved in a minor shunt, surely it shouldn’t mean they should lose their phone.’ to read more: visordown.com