Interstate drivers to be the target of steeper fines and penalties for phone use

By Tracey Ferrier and Andrew Thomson
Updated November 28 2019 - 8:04am, first published 8:00am
This photo captured by a Mobile Phone Detection Camera and released by Transport for NSW shows a driver using a mobile phone while driving. New South Wales is attempting to persuade the public to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists.
This photo captured by a Mobile Phone Detection Camera and released by Transport for NSW shows a driver using a mobile phone while driving. New South Wales is attempting to persuade the public to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists.

Drivers caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel in Queensland will face the toughest fines in the country from next year.

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