Gardai are powerless to prosecute motorists they catch watching sport or movies on their phones – while behind the wheel, a senior officer confirmed yesterday.
Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman, who is in charge of roads policing, said that no offence was committed if motorists were watching their phones – but were not holding them.
A/C Hilman told a meeting of the independent Policing Authority held in Drogheda, Co Louth motorists could only be prosecuted if they were caught holding their phones.
