it is illegal in the UK to ride a motorcycle or drive using hand-held phones or similar devices. ... The law currently says drivers can use hands-free phones, sat navs and two-way radios, but if the police think the driver is distracted and not in control of the vehicle, they could get penalisedIs there anything that can be bought on the market that can be legally used for your mobile phone in the car. Unfortunately there is no Aux. Thanks
i have a two way radio,in mine it is legal.to have it, but if i use it i could get done for driving with out due care.Thanks its just for emergency cover that's all. Not to be used all the time
too true i never use it to tx,only rx when i go a long way. it is a baefung.it come with bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. it is wide band .no way now will i use the kenwood,yaesu etc.I gave up using a VHF Ham radio in my car back in 1989. Far too much traffic requiring constant vigilance especially where 'bumper to bumper' conditions existed. My no-claim discount was too valuable to lose.
I suppose while it is legal to have mobile phones in cars people will use them. I use the M60 a lot and see many people driving on it openly using their phones .. and maybe it is common on other motorways. Worrying because with the upgrades to 'Smart' motorways a higher level of attentiveness is required when driving.after so many mins the doors lock on my car. i left the key on the passenger seat. had to go home and get the spare. gps finds a phone, if it is stolen and shuts it down.. does it find the car,if it has gps built in the radio sys and shut the car down if that is stolen?
who was it made by alvisWhat's all this about blue tooth and key fobs? My car still has a starting handle.
i bought a car last year there was no doors at all on it so i returned it becausei could not get in.My car isn't keyless any more, I now use a full cover steering wheel 'disklok' which has to be unlocked with a key!
The car and key fobs had to be reprogramed before the car was returned to me but they put an old program in and the battery completely discharged over a weekend. I could not even get in the car and had to prize open the key fob to find a little emergency key so I could get in and open the bonnet.
The car and key fobs then had be updated to the latest software !
oldMohawk, did you have to pay to get your keyfobs reprogrammed when your car was stolen? I know that replacement keys are expensive these days. My car is due for replacement in a few months & the i`ve got my eye on is a keyless Vauxhall Grandland. I thought i was being patriotic chosing a Vauxhall but apparently they`re made in France! I don`t fancy the hassle of using a steering wheel lock.My car isn't keyless any more, I now use a full cover steering wheel 'disklok' which has to be unlocked with a key!
The car and key fobs had to be reprogramed before the car was returned to me but they put an old program in and the battery completely discharged over a weekend. I could not even get in the car and had to prize open the key fob to find a little emergency key so I could get in and open the bonnet.
The car and key fobs then had be updated to the latest software !
Smudger, I think many cars are keyless these days and hopefully they are improving the software. I think it is a case of taking precautions such as keeping key fobs in a metal box etc. Apparently thieves sometimes check whether they can pick up a signal from keys in the house and if they can't they move on to another house. I have got used to the disklok and can put it on and off in seconds. The key fob reprogramming costs were covered by my insurance. One of the main ways of stealing cars these days it to attack the driver and snatch their keys. This happened twice in one afternoon outside a supermarket I use.oldMohawk, did you have to pay to get your keyfobs reprogrammed when your car was stolen? I know that replacement keys are expensive these days. My car is due for replacement in a few months & the i`ve got my eye on is a keyless Vauxhall Grandland. I thought i was being patriotic chosing a Vauxhall but apparently they`re made in France! I don`t fancy the hassle of using a steering wheel lock.