Drivers risk fine for using phones at UK drive-thrus
DRIVERS who pay with mobile phones at drive-thru restaurants could face a hefty fine and penalty points on their licence. Meanwhile, if a new driver is caught it would be enough for them to be stripped of their licence and banned from the road. The current highway code states that it is illegal to pick up and use a hand-held phone while the engine is still running, which means that many unwitting people are inadvertently breaking the law by paying with their phone at a drive-thru or petrol station. The drive-thru McDonald's in Accrington Mike Thompson from Leasing Options said: “A...