Cell Phone Law

Who knew you could get a $80 ticket just from holding a cell phone in your hand without using it in any way.

This happened back at Easter weekend with traffic backed up before the Johnson Hill Tunnel north of Auckland.

Two lines of traffic stopped and a Policeman on his motorbike driving between the rows of cars quoting him "making sure everyone was alright" or to see if they were using cell phones.  A ticket was issued as the cell phone was seen in hand after picking it up from the floor.  A letter was written to explain the cell phone wasn’t used, with a copy of zero usage, but didn’t get the ticket waived.   Time was taken off work to plead not guilty and again for the hearing a month later.  A total waste of time.  The Judge stated he believed the upstanding Policeman and not the layman.  Even though the Police could have obtained records to show no calls or texts were received at that time.  The judge said you admitted to having the phone in your hand and that was against the law.  Definitely not justice.

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