This statistic shows how frequently people in the United Kingdom (UK) used mobile phones in various ways while driving between November 2006 and July 2013. There was a very small difference in the share of respondents who admitted to using phones with and without hands-free while driving in November 2006, however, by July 2013 those admitting to using phone with hands-free had increased by five percentage points whereas those using phones without hands-free had fallen by ten percentage points.
How frequently, if at all, do you use a mobile phone whilst driving?
Characteristic
Use a mobile phone to text whilst driving
Use mobile phones while driving without hands-free
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Department for Transport (UK). (August 1, 2013). How frequently, if at all, do you use a mobile phone whilst driving? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322637/prevalence-of-own-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "How frequently, if at all, do you use a mobile phone whilst driving?." Chart. August 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322637/prevalence-of-own-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). (2013). How frequently, if at all, do you use a mobile phone whilst driving?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322637/prevalence-of-own-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "How Frequently, If at All, Do You Use a Mobile Phone Whilst Driving?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322637/prevalence-of-own-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), How frequently, if at all, do you use a mobile phone whilst driving? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322637/prevalence-of-own-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
How frequently, if at all, do you use a mobile phone whilst driving? [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), August 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322637/prevalence-of-own-mobile-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
