Land Transport (Road User) Amendment Rule 2009 - Cellphone infringements issued

A ban on the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving came into effect on 1st November 2009 as part of the the Land Transport (Road User) Amendment Rule 2009.The below table shows latest monthly infringements issued by district. The penalty is an infringement fee of $80, plus 20 demerit points.

While you are driving, you cannot create, send, or read a text message on a mobile phone or use a hand-held mobile phone to make, receive or end a phone call. This includes accessing online services in any way. You can, however, use your mobile phone to make, receive or terminate a telephone call while driving if the phone is secured in a mounting fixed to the vehicle and you manipulate the phone infrequently and briefly. You can also use a mobile phone while driving to make a 111 or *555 call if it is unsafe or impractical to pull over and stop in a safe place at the side of the road to make the call.

Further information on the rule can be found on the New Zealand Transport Agency website.

Total number of notices issued to drivers using cellphones while driving¹

As at 20 December 2011

• November 2011 - October 2012  
• November 2010 - October 2011
• November 2009 - October 2010
   

November 2011 - October 2012 (as at 20 December 2011)

District	Nov 11	Dec 11	Jan 12	Feb 12	Mar 12	Apr 12	May 12	Jun 12	Jul 12	Aug 12	Sep 12	Oct 12	Total
Northland	8												8
Waitemata	236												236
Auckland City	249												249
Counties Manukau	101												101
Waikato	48												48
Bay of Plenty	49												49
Eastern	49												49
Central	63												63
Wellington	78												78
Tasman	30												30
Canterbury	270												270
Southern	73												73
Total	1254												1254

November 2010 - October 2011 (20 December 2011)

District	Nov 10	Dec 10	Jan 11	Feb 11	Mar 11	Apr 11	May 11	Jun 11	Jul 11	Aug 11	Sep 11	Oct 11	Total
Northland	9	13	15	11	14	9	6	7	12	16	17	16	145
Waitemata	148	144	116	107	150	138	174	142	128	158	149	195	1749
Auckland City	174	166	134	196	197	162	170	182	185	235	177	178	2156
Counties Manukau	66	71	74	81	84	95	64	72	69	91	65	88	920
Waikato	36	44	18	43	30	37	30	39	29	32	31	59	428
Bay of Plenty	20	29	19	24	38	21	17	26	28	21	67	50	375
Eastern	13	17	12	14	21	13	11	9	13	38	22	52	218
Central	27	20	11	30	46	24	22	13	24	45	23	42	320
Wellington	68	54	48	66	57	42	51	46	44	36	52	55	628
Tasman	25	44	26	21	20	19	18	24	13	25	35	37	309
Canterbury	85	88	85	105	73	114	143	132	132	22	272	227	1682
Southern	42	39	22	31	38	25	64	45	45	66	72	78	567
Total	713	729	580	729	768	699	770	737	722	991	982	984	9497

November 2009 - October 2010

District	Nov 09	Dec 09	Jan 10	Feb 10	Mar 10	Apr 10	May 10	Jun 10	Jul 10	Aug 10	Sep 10	Oct 10	Total
Northland	7	10	16	11	12	14	12	19	23	6	14	13	157
Waitemata	97	85	87	107	125	102	126	139	142	166	131	154	1461
Auckland City	90	65	80	154	126	144	180	157	182	243	211	218	1850
Counties Manukau	30	30	35	51	54	68	44	54	54	90	71	73	654
Waikato	20	22	38	30	32	24	30	22	29	36	29	32	344
Bay of Plenty	42	46	19	27	17	22	25	23	21	19	28	28	317
Eastern	11	12	12	18	20	18	6	12	11	36	6	18	180
Central	11	22	18	12	23	25	20	17	25	37	40	32	282
Wellington	52	43	56	60	54	49	33	47	68	63	58	77	660
Tasman	15	30	11	11	14	22	26	18	24	30	22	21	244
Canterbury	56	43	51	116	182	130	86	104	73	94	65	101	1101
Southern	37	41	26	40	42	41	35	33	45	43	29	48	460
Total	468	449	449	637	701	659	623	645	697	863	704	815	7710