{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-no-2-regulations-2022/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-no-2-regulations-2022/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2022/81",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-no-2-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 110 (mobile telephones)—\n(a) in paragraph (4), from “performs” to the end, substitute “is capable of transmitting and receiving data, whether or not those capabilities are enabled.”;\n(b) after paragraph (5A), insert—\n“(5B) A person does not contravene a provision of this regulation, if at the time of the alleged contravention—\n(a) that person is using the mobile telephone or other device to make a contactless payment;\n(b) for a good or service which is received at the same time as, or after, the contactless payment is made; and\n(c) the motor vehicle is stationary.”;\n(c) in paragraph (6)(a), from “during the course of” to the end, substitute “while being used.”;\n(d) for paragraph (6)(c), substitute—\n“(c) in paragraphs (1) to (3) the word “using” includes the following—\n(i) illuminating the screen;\n(ii) checking the time;\n(iii) checking notifications;\n(iv) unlocking the device;\n(v) making, receiving, or rejecting a telephone or internet based call;\n(vi) sending, receiving or uploading oral or written content;\n(vii) sending, receiving or uploading a photo or video;\n(viii) utilising camera, video, or sound recording functionality;\n(ix) drafting any text;\n(x) accessing any stored data such as documents, books, audio files, photos, videos, films, playlists, notes or messages;\n(xi) accessing an application;\n(xii) accessing the internet.”.\n(2) After paragraph (6)(e) insert—\n“(f) “contactless payment” means a payment made at a contactless payment terminal using the contactless payment facility of a card, mobile telephone or other device;\n(g) “an application” means a software programme that runs through a web browser or offline on a mobile telephone or other device.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/81/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:04:36.721377+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}