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writes:Help, my daughter has was caught using work mobile whilst driving. Police issued immediate fine and points to licence. She is traumatised as her work mobile phone policy states that moibile phones should not be used whilst driving, and breach of these rules will be subject to disciplinary action. She cannot loose her job!!! Should she tell, will police notify work anyway?
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reader, Denizen +, writes (29 September 2009):
 What's done is done. I would hate for her to be out of a job because of this foolish act. I feel that many of the correspondents to this feed are a little to ready to bring out the noose. We have all done stupid things; things we regret; things which could have worked out wrong. It is the nature of humans. Let's face it there are some ridiculous laws on the statute too. She chose a bad one to ignore.
The real test is whether she learns from this.
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 September 2009): Totally irresponsible attitude, Jmtmj.
No wonder so many people are injured/killed needlessly on our roads.
And I CAN honestly say I've never done it, not being a dangerous moron.
As I said earlier, imagine you lost a loved one to someone doing just that?
Why not Google the number of deaths directly attributable to the use of cellphones whilst driving, and see if you still feel the same way?
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reader, Jmtmj  +, writes (23 September 2009):
 The police wont notify her work.Disciplinary action is just in the contract to cover the companies ass from a legal standpoint. However if the contract said "will result in immediate dismissal", then it would mean she'd lose her job. "Disciplinary action" is just a phrase to scare people, what are they gonna do, honestly... I wouldnt get her to tell the boss, but either way I dont think it would really matter, its an incredibly minor offence unless it caused a death/accident and was linked back to the company. Yeh it can be dangerous, but who can honestly say they've never done it at least once before? At least she'll learn from it.Best of luck.
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reader, Fairy_Lu +, writes (23 September 2009):
 Unfortunatly the law is the law and if you choose to break it then you have to face the consequences, if i where in this situation i would tell my boss i think it would be easier and then she wont have to wait for the consequences later. I wish her all the best but the the law is in place to protect us and those who break it have to be punished.
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reader, Denizen +, writes (23 September 2009):
I think it is highly unlikely that the police would notify her place of work. Perhaps she may now think twice. I don't want to sound judgemental but I have almost been wiped twice owing to drivers using phones while they are driving. It is more dangerous than we imagine.
Anyway there is nothing that can be done now to mitigate the situation so let's keep our fingers crossed for her.
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 September 2009): She defied both the law and Company Policy in a most dangerous way, and you want her to hide that fact and get away with it?
What if, as a result of her selfish and dangerous action, she had killed someone else's precious daughter?
This particular Law is in place to protect others from this kind of criminally reckless action, and is not sufficiently strongly enforced; I'm pleased to see the Police doing their job properly for once.
Why not Google the number of deaths directly attributable to the use of cellphones whilst driving, and see if you still feel the same way?
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