Starting today, the traffic code has new provisions for drivers who drive cars on public roads, and based on them there are also greater sanctions that can be applied against them. According to the changes made to the Highway Code, drivers driving vehicles on public roads are prohibited from holding or interacting with a mobile phone and not only when the vehicle is in motion.
Many questions arise here regarding the use of the mobile phone when it is in a car holder in the car, such as those in this page, and this is because it is not actually held by the driver. Well, the Romanian Police states that if a phone is placed in a car holder, the driver is not allowed to interact with it while driving, this gesture is equivalent to using a mobile phone, and is punished with a fine.
How you can use the phone behind the wheel in Car Support after the changes to the Highway Code
Drivers are allowed to use mobile phones when they are parked at a traffic light, or in a queue, regardless of whether they are in a car holder, or in the person's hand, as long as the car is parked, it does not matter. When the car starts moving, the driver must take his hands off the phone, no matter where it is, and must concentrate exclusively on the road, otherwise he risks a serious fine from the Romanian Police.
Basically, the car support allows us to use navigation applications on our phones, but we are forbidden to interact with them as long as we are in motion, because that distracts us from the road. It is allowed to answer phone calls from phones that are in a car holder, apparently because this distracts the drivers very little, but talking on the phone is only allowed through a hands-free kit, either placed in the ear or that of the car.
Having said that, you have to be very careful from now on, because interactions with the mobile phone are completely prohibited while moving, no matter where it is.
