Anyone with a CU80 offence?

[Ben]

Just wondered if it raised your insurance come renewal.

 

[Damo_Sport]

whats a CU80 offence?

 

[Scott S]

whats a CU80 offence?

According to the DVLA site, it's "Using a mobile phone while driving a motor vehicle"

 

[172Ben]

Mobile phone offence?

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

whats a CU80 offence?

Caught on phone whilst driving

 

[Damo_Sport]

ooo ouchy..

 

[Ben]

Yes sorry, driving whilst using a hand-held device. In my case, my iPhone :/

 

[172Ben]

Some insurers can refuse to insure you, i would imagine it might go up, only way to find out is ask them

 

[Damo_Sport]

see this annoys me

its illegal to change a track on a ipod.. but its not illegal to rumble through ya glove compartment for a CD,, then eject the old one and stash it somewhere and put in the new one.. weird

 

[Damo_Sport]

or... open ya fag packet.. get out a fag.. use one hand to hold the wheel while ya other lights the fag.. and again while driving only using one hand to hold the wheel cause other has a fag in it

 

[Ben]

Just did a rough quote on confused.com and it came up roughly what I'm paying now. Hopefully come renewal with my second years no claims which I'll also be 21 it'll be cheaper.

 

[mitchlynch1981]

GOT THE SAME OFFENCE CODE, IT WILL AFFECT INSURANCE, BOUT 100-200 MORE!!
SORRY DUDE, JOIN MY WORLD!!!

 

[ScarySquirrel]

I got one last year and come renewal my premium was almost double (from around 300 to 550). I got it down to 450 in the end.

 

[Martin_172]

my premium was almost double (from around 300 to 550).

what a shame lol

 

[Jamie]

my wife was caught with a mobile phone. Not sure if it was a CU80 though. It didn't put her premium up much.

 

[Burnz0]

see this annoys me

its illegal to change a track on a ipod.. but its not illegal to rumble through ya glove compartment for a CD,, then eject the old one and stash it somewhere and put in the new one.. weird

not strictly true as they can charge you under
"driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention" - which pretty much means if you're doing anything other than driving, then by law they could charge you.
it does seem ridiculous that there's no specific law to say you can't smoke and drive, meaning people think it's perfectly legal yet technically you could be pulled under the above law if mr policeman is in a mood that day!

 

[Aluco]

Should've got bluetooth.