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@cee-dee wrote:

Of course, under the UTCYA regulations, Sat-Navs would have to be banned completely as the "conversational instructions" are distracting?

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No - you are totally ignoring all the research that shows telephone conversations are a major distraction.

Of course RoSPA don't know what they are talking about!

A substantial body of research shows that using a hand-held or hands-free mobile phone while driving is a significant distraction, and substantially increases the risk of the driver crashing.

Drivers who use a mobile phone, whether hand-held or hands-free:

• are much less aware of what's happening on the road around them
• fail to see road signs
• fail to maintain proper lane position and steady speed
• are more likely to 'tailgate' the vehicle in front
• react more slowly, take longer to brake and longer to stop
• are more likely to enter unsafe gaps in traffic
• feel more stressed and frustrated.

They are also four times more likely to crash, injuring or killing themselves and other people.

Using a hands-free phone while driving does not significantly reduce the risks because the problems are caused mainly by the mental distraction and divided attention of taking part in a phone conversation at the same time as driving.

http://www.rospa.com/road-safety/advice/drivers/distraction/mobile-phones/