Randalstown motorist believed holding mobile phone at side of steering wheel did not constitute use
A motorist holding a mobile phone in his hand beside the steering wheel told police he had been leaving a voice note and believed that because it was not up to his ear it did not constitute use.
Details were given by a prosecutor to Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, June17.
Jevgenijs Kurmelous (46), of Church Road in Randalstown, was given five penalty points and was fined £125 on charges of not having proper control of a vehicle and absence of R plates on March 10 this year.