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Originally Posted by hairyhandedfool
I thought, even in an emergency, you still had to leave the cab to use a mobile, by the rules atleast.
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The Drivers Rulebook passes the decisions to the individual TOC/FOC on how mobiles are used. Section G1/4.2 states "
When on duty you must use a mobile telephone, your own or one issued to you, only as shown in your employers instructions".
The rules do state that in an emergency you must contact the signaller immediately by any means available. It doesn't matter where you're standing (so long as you're in a position of safety).
My employers require the mobile to be used in the same manner as the cab radio, ie; the driver must never allow him/herself to become distracted from driving by any communications equipment. At my TOC I'm required to have my personal mobile switched off whilst in the cab, and my company mobile must be in silent mode and in my bag - until things go wrong, at which point I can use them if I need to.