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\nAny handheld use of a mobile phone while driving will become illegal, the government has announced. <\/p>\n

Details published today by the Department of Transport specifically call out mobile phone games as an activity which will become illegal while driving. <\/p>\n

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Any handheld use of a mobile phone while driving will become illegal, the government has announced. Details published today by the Department of Transport specifically call out mobile phone games as an activity which will become illegal while driving. Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":418233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer"],"yoast_head":"\nUK government bans playing mobile phone games while driving | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Any handheld use of a mobile phone while driving will become illegal, the government has announced. 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