Analoge speedometer

[OkGo]

You can have cars that look like this, but you can't look at a phone.

 

[OkGo]

Btw, that picture is taken from the Grenadier MY35 when they launch a quirky retro model that still has odd things, like a steering wheel

 

[CRH]

You can have cars that look like this, but you can't look at a phone.View attachment 7905331

I queried a policeman about this. It's a grey area but technically you are not allowed to touch any of it. He showed me an aftermarket attachment on his steering arm that operated something on the dash so he didn't have to touch it.

 

[landmannnn]

I queried a policeman about this. It's a grey area but technically you are not allowed to touch any of it. He showed me an aftermarket attachment on his steering arm that operated something on the dash so he didn't have to touch it.

There's conflicting information out there.

The highway code is not totally clear on whether you can touch a phone in a mount.

Certainly some internet sites say no touching, but those are not government linked.


This page from the Yorkshire police is says that you can indeed touch a phone in a mount

'Pushing buttons/touching a phone while it's in a cradle is not covered by the above offence, provided you don't hold the phone. Therefore, in our opinion, if the device can allow for hands-free calls, such as when using Apple's Siri voice command system or using a car's compatible systems, it would be legal but inadvisable to use whilst driving. However, we would emphasise that ultimately this would be a matter for a court to decide.'

What is the law in relation to using a mobile phone or other hand-held device whilst driving? | West Yorkshire Police

www.westyorkshire.police.uk

 

[CRH]

There's conflicting information out there.

The highway code is not totally clear on whether you can touch a phone in a mount.

Certainly some internet sites say no touching, but those are not government linked.


This page from the Yorkshire police is says that you can indeed touch a phone in a mount

'Pushing buttons/touching a phone while it's in a cradle is not covered by the above offence, provided you don't hold the phone. Therefore, in our opinion, if the device can allow for hands-free calls, such as when using Apple's Siri voice command system or using a car's compatible systems, it would be legal but inadvisable to use whilst driving. However, we would emphasise that ultimately this would be a matter for a court to decide.'

What is the law in relation to using a mobile phone or other hand-held device whilst driving? | West Yorkshire Police

www.westyorkshire.police.uk

Your last part was pretty much his explanation when saying it was a grey area. Technically you can touch but it can be judged you are not concentrating on the road and therefore for a court to decide. As with speed and traffic light cameras catching that one moment in time and your fined. Doesn't matter if you cross the line, which you shouldn't, when an ambulance is behind with lights and siren, which they should turn off if you can't safely get out the way but don't always. We now have AI cameras in the UK that will detect everything you are doing in the car in 1 picture. How will that decide if you are distracted looking at the radio, trying to change the heating, setting the sat nav. All these screens in cars need to be banned. But so do all these cameras that are just being used to catch in general law abiding people. If you have cloned plates, don't register the car or steal it then you are free to drive as dangerously as you like. Police catching speeding drivers generally catch criminals, they tend to ignore mistakes. What's the point of 20mph past a school at 2am? We are now legislating for the protection of morons who can't lift their head from phone when crossing roads.

 

[Airleader]

Thanks a lot for the helpul hints!

I found some HUDs on Ali/Amazon but all are for gasoline vehicles only. I can't belive this really..

Is there an experience here with a diesel vehicle?