Subject	Predicate	Object
HltKWMCH	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	xgJHnn5q
	answer has answering person	Michael Penning
	answer text	We have no proposals to introduce the same penalties for smoking while driving a vehicle as for using a hand-held mobile phone while driving a vehicle. There are many potential distractions while driving and it remains the driver's responsibility to drive safely at all times. The police use the existing 'failing to have proper control' offence under Section 41(d) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, to deal with those who are distracted while driving. This attracts similar penalties to the specific offence related to driving while using a hand-held mobile phone.
	answer given date	2012-03-20
	answer has answering body	Department for Transport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Transport
Department for Transport	answering body has written answer	HltKWMCH
Department for Transport	answering body has answer	HltKWMCH
xgJHnn5q	question has answer	HltKWMCH
Michael Penning	answering person has answer	HltKWMCH