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A car Bluetooth hands free kit but portable?
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:04 pm
by Ammo
Basically, work ring me while I'm driving and I really don't want to get done for using a phone while driving
Problem is that I don't use the same van each day so it needs to be portable
Not after one of those things you have to ear in your ear as I do multi drops so I'm always in and out
Anyone use anything like that and got any recommendations?
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:54 pm
by wurlycorner
I looked into something like this once but didn't get round to buying anything.
I found things on ebay that you could clip to the sun visor and had a speaker/mic in them. Intended to give one of them a go...
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:01 pm
by Dbo
had a Sony/Ericson bluetooth one that cliped to the sunvisor
it was really good but now using the sterio
will see if i still got it somewhere, if i can find it will send it to you to try
no promises though as have not seen it in quite a while
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:38 pm
by Supermarine Blues
Snooper S2000 sat nav has BT, so I talk to that instead.
Reception is sometimes fine/sometime utter sh'ite though.
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:28 pm
by Gayno
I'd speak to your work, if you have to answer the phone while driving, they are obliged to provide you with handsfree system to stay legal.
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:33 pm
by Ammo
Gayno wrote:I'd speak to your work, if you have to answer the phone while driving, they are obliged to provide you with handsfree system to stay legal.
LOL fat chance of that happening, I have to use my personal mobile for work stuff
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:40 pm
by Gayno
The only thing I can find at the moment is this:
Should organisations now be banning all employees from using a mobile phone while driving for work?
Not necessarily, although this would certainly be a prudent policy. In cases where it is deemed necessary for an employee to use a mobile phone while driving, the employee must be provided with a suitable hands-free kit, be provided with induction training covering the organisations driving at work policy and provide sign-off to the organisation that the policy has been received and understood.
Drivers of goods vehicles (which I assume your are, driving a van) can be fines upto £2,500 for mobile phone use. So if they refuse, tell them to jog on for you answering your phone while driving.