[popey]

On Monday of this week I received my first points in over 6 years of careful driving. I’m gutted as you can guess but the law is the law.
So this is just a quick reminder to anyone out there looking at getting a new car, or maybe looking for their next mod, GET BLUETOOTH.
My ignorance has cost me £60 and 3 points; it could be you next time.
(I got the points in my 206hdi)

[I love MINI, Laura]

Glad my car's previous owner specced the brilliant bluetooth then!!

My friend also got got this week. Must be a proper clamp down and to be honest I am glad, as I see quite a few people on the phone while driving which is straight out dangerous. I saw a builder at the wheel of his work lorry on the phone that lorry must have weighed 3 tons! Loosing control of that would be very damaging.

[FergusM]

I got a parrot evo bluetooth kit added when I got Mikey to upgrade the stereo...works brilliantly, and works with buttons on steering wheel also.

One question popey, you are genuinely saying you had never ever ever heard about it being against the law ??? I thought everyone knew and just choose to ignore it.

[KPKalle]

Sorry to hear that .... but it is a sensible law

[popey]

Quote: Originally Posted by FergusM (original)

I got a parrot evo bluetooth kit added when I got Mikey to upgrade the stereo...works brilliantly, and works with buttons on steering wheel also.

One question popey, you are genuinely saying you had never ever ever heard about it being against the law ??? I thought everyone knew and just choose to ignore it.

Sorry, just to be clear I ment in was ingnorat to break the law just to take a phone call.

[FergusM]

I have a mate that uses a wired headset...he did not realise that is also against the law..

...but chooses to carry on as his phone is not bluetooth and can't be bothered getting a new phone etc.... muppet...and yes have warned him of the consequences...

[lazyman]

[quote=FergusM;3320544]I got a parrot evo bluetooth kit added when I got Mikey to upgrade the stereo...works brilliantly, and works with buttons on steering wheel also.[quote]

do you think i could get this to work with the standard karmen / hardon stereo and the steering wheel controls cos this would be dead handy as i hate my bluetooth earpiece thingy

Thanks

Lazy

[FergusM]

[quote=lazyman;3320549][quote=FergusM;3320544]I got a parrot evo bluetooth kit added when I got Mikey to upgrade the stereo...works brilliantly, and works with buttons on steering wheel also.

Quote:

do you think i could get this to work with the standard karmen / hardon stereo and the steering wheel controls cos this would be dead handy as i hate my bluetooth earpiece thingy

Thanks

Lazy

Yes you can, look here NewMINIStuff.com

[Snowie]

[do you think i could get this to work with the standard karmen / hardon stereo and the steering wheel controls cos this would be dead handy as i hate my bluetooth earpiece thingy

Thanks

Lazy[/quote]

Check this out
NewMINIStuff.com

[Snowie]

[quote=FergusM;3320552][quote=lazyman;3320549]

Quote: Originally Posted by FergusM (original)

I got a parrot evo bluetooth kit added when I got Mikey to upgrade the stereo...works brilliantly, and works with buttons on steering wheel also.


Yes you can, look here NewMINIStuff.com

Great minds think alike - only you were quicker

Alan

[The Peanut]

I guess I'm just an old f**t - I don't answer it But then again it's probably turned off as well!

[TallAndy]

Yeah I got caught before you law changed and was fined £30.00 no points thankfully. So I then booked in straight away for the Parrot Evo kit at newministuff. Rather pay mikey some money than the government!

[Fizzoid]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Peanut (original)

I guess I'm just an old f**t - I don't answer it But then again it's probably turned off as well!

Hmm, I think I'm married to you!

[lazyman]

Quote:

Yes you can, look here NewMINIStuff.com

Thanks for that am winging my way there as we speak

[Yoastie]

Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original)

(I got the points in my 206hdi)

Phew MINI is off the hook then

When work told me not to use phone in car (not even hands free), I started driving more safely and I saved a lot of money on phone bills, because most of my calls were because I got bored of sitting in traffic.

[Ferroequine]

I wish they had a law to enforce hands free use here in Canada. It gets talked about a lot, but nothing is ever done about it.

You peeps wouldn't believe the nasty traffice we deal with here as people are either talking on the phone or even texting whilst driving...

The worst that will happen is that they'll get an "undue care and attention" citation *after* they've caused an accident.

[Bhozar]

Any way to hook up two phones to the same system? I have a personal one and a work one. Its a pain having to grab the correct BT headset.

[Fizzoid]

Divert the work one to your personal one, that's what I used to do. Couldn't get my headest paired with 2 devices.

[Snowie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original)

Any way to hook up two phones to the same system? I have a personal one and a work one. Its a pain having to grab the correct BT headset.

Parrot like most blue tooth systems will allow up to 5 phones to be paired with it

but ONLY ONE AT A TIME

[alski]

tom with blue tooth....