From today's London Telegraph. Do you think we should adopt the same sort of thing here? I see drivers on phones almost every day of the week.

(Note for clarity - in the UK, you lose your licence on 12 points, not 100, so the 6 points referred to equates to 50 here and the fine equates to NZ$400 approx)

"Drivers could be blocked from using their mobile phone in the car amid plans being drawn up by ministers and technology companies to cut the number of fatalities on British roads.

The Department for Transport will meet handset manufacturers and network providers in January to thrash out proposals to prevent people from texting and making calls at the wheel as part of a tough new crackdown.

Plans to use GPS technology to blocks calls and messages as soon as a driver reaches a certain speed are understood to be on the table, as well as the introduction of a drive safe mode, similar to the existing airplane mode, which could be installed on phones in the factory.
Ministers are working on the tough new rules as part of a broader plan to curb road deaths related to mobile phone use.

It follows an announcement earlier this year to double the fixed penalty for using a mobile phone while driving to £200 and increasing the penalty notice from three to six points for the crime."