using phone while driving qld Page 8

In Queensland, if you’re driving—yes, even stopped at the lights—you must not hold your phone, full stop. Open licence drivers may use hands‑free via Bluetooth/voice or a properly mounted cradle, but set it up before you roll and keep your mitts off the screen. Learners and P1 drivers under 25 can’t use a phone at all while driving—no hands‑free, no speaker, and smartwatches count as phones for this rule. Get caught and you’re staring down a fine over $1,000 plus 4 demerit points, and a repeat within 12 months can whack you with 8 points. Phone and seatbelt cameras are watching, so if you must text, park safely out of traffic. Treat it like hot chips in a white shirt: look, don’t touch until you’ve pulled over.