bigal_nz:

tardtasticx: I was on the understanding that police aren't able to give false information? He very briefly said "expect a ticket in the mail", though he didn't specifically said "I'm giving you a ticket for using a mobile phone and driving", does that mean he will or may be sending one?

Who knows if he will send it. He is telling to you expect a ticket. Will he remember when he gets back to the office? Who knows. Just hope he had a long day and forgets.

Dairyxox: Its probably true. The cops do have quotas for infringements. The people in charge encourage their officers on the beat to meet their quotas.

johnr: I'm still waiting for a ticket from about 1992 -93 my postal address has not changed and I keep checking the letter box (Well my parents do)

Dratsab:

johnr: I'm still waiting for a ticket from about 1992 -93 my postal address has not changed and I keep checking the letter box (Well my parents do)

Statutory limitation is 6 months so you could've relaxed a long time ago - I trust you'll now sleep a lot easier tonight :-)

sampler: totally off topic .....

Anyone able to do some magic photoshop style stuff and remove the visable number plates from the photo. the nice people in the ahead dont need to be involved in this online thread.

joker97: the law is open to intepretation and needs to be tested

Kyanar:

joker97: the law is open to intepretation and needs to be tested

It's not really open to interpretation at all.  It quite clearly says you can make a phone call if you're stuck in abnormal traffic flow.  That's it.  You can't text, take photos, use the GPS, play Angry Birds, or browse the internet.  The NZTA website is quite frankly wrong in that FAQ - if you take it to court it will be the actual law that they use to determine who's in the right, and "ignorance is no excuse" (even if you're ignorant of the law because NZTA are ignorant of it).

2. A driver may, while driving a vehicle, use a mobile phone to make, receive, or terminate a telephone call if the phone does not require the driver to hold or manipulate it to make, receive, or terminate the call. 
   
   
   
   What about this then? It only mentions calls as well. Does that mean you can only make calls if its in handsfree? What about sending texts with voice control (like siri or something)
   
   Plus how does he know what I was doing? the back of the phone was facing him so for all he knows i could be using the phone on loud speaker. 
   

Dairyxox:

Dratsab:

jpoc: I bet that the cop did know the rules but that he figured that you would not and that this was far too good an opportunity to miss to score another conviction to add to his tally.

Quite likely his shift commander had recently give the lads a reminder that it would be good to up the score for cellphone offences.

Do you base these comments on a dislike for police, sheer ignorance or a combination of both?

Its probably true. The cops do have quotas for infringements. The people in charge encourage their officers on the beat to meet their quotas. 
In my case the officer openly told me "we're doing a sting on people speeding and talking on cell phones".

sampler: totally off topic .....

Anyone able to do some magic photoshop style stuff and remove the visable number plates from the photo. the nice people in the ahead dont need to be involved in this online thread.

Kyanar:

joker97: the law is open to intepretation and needs to be tested

It's not really open to interpretation at all.  It quite clearly says you can make a phone call if you're stuck in abnormal traffic flow.  That's it.  You can't text, take photos, use the GPS, play Angry Birds, or browse the internet.  The NZTA website is quite frankly wrong in that FAQ - if you take it to court it will be the actual law that they use to determine who's in the right, and "ignorance is no excuse" (even if you're ignorant of the law because NZTA are ignorant of it).