I’m a car expert – here’s how a 60p driving hack can save you £200… and it’s super easy
A CAR expert has revealed a simple driving hack that will save you £200 – and it only costs 60p.
Motor gurus at the RAC have urged drivers to purchase a mobile phone holder to avoid being stung.
Drivers caught using their phones with their hand will be fined £200 and given six points on their licence.
The legislation was passed in March 2022 due to the dangers of distracted driving to both yourself and others on the road.
“If you use your smartphone for navigation or as an audio player, and it is not in a fixed position, you could be penalised for breaking the law,” the car company warned.
“Avoid the risk by securing it in a smartphone holder, ideally fixed to the dashboard, not the windscreen so it does not obscure your view.
“A good quality smartphone holder will set you back between £10 and £20, but this works out a lot cheaper than the potential fine and points on your licence.”
However, online marketplace Temu sell the nifty gadget for just 62p.
Where should my phone holder be placed?
There are no specific rules for where sat-navs or phones should be placed, but the position of a phone being used as a sat-nav could see drivers fall foul of the Highway Code.
Technically, phone holders and sat-nav holders that fix onto windscreen are a breach of the code.
The code says “windscreens and windows MUST be kept clean and free from obstructions to vision”.
A phone holder stuck onto a windscreen could be seen as obstructing a driver’s vision in a court case.
And the Road Traffic Act says “no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road if he is in such a position that he cannot … have a full view of the road and traffic ahead.”
Road safety officer Neil Worth has said the safest place for a holder is “in the bottom right-hand corner of your windscreen.”
A spokesman for the AA said a sat-nav “should be programmed with the route before you set off.”