Mobile phones at the wheel: Law vs reality
Solicitor Talal Malik is an expert in motoring and licensing laws and offers his advice on how drivers and operators can balance the needs of technology with the rules of the road.
Mobile phones at the wheel: Operators
Solicitor Talal Malik is an expert in motoring and licensing laws and offers his advice on how drivers and operators can maintain the needs of their business, without breaking the law.
Mobile phones at the wheel: Taxi drivers
Solicitor Talal Malik is an expert in motoring and licensing laws and offers his advice on how drivers can balance the needs of technology in taxis today, with the rules of the road.
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