The $1,000 phone call: Drivers to be slapped with record fines for using their mobiles behind the wheel Drivers who are caught using their phones while driving could cop a $1000 fine Reform comes after more than 40 people died on QLD roads in two months The fine is currently $400 for anyone caught using their phone while driving Queensland Government looking to introduce new penalty before Christmas
By Sahar Mourad For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 16:36 BST, 29 June 2019 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 29 June 2019
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The fine for using mobile phones behind the wheel is set to increase in an effort to once and for all deter motorists from using them.
Drivers caught using their device while driving could cop a whopping $1000 fine on the spot on Queensland roads.
The state's transport Minister Mark Bailey is pushing for the hefty fine after more than 40 deaths on Queensland roads in the space of two months.
Drivers who are caught using their phones while driving could cop a whopping $1000 fine
