More madness from a mad government. Clarkson for Prime Minister the votes over the 30,000 mark. What out Gordon no one voted for you in England.

steve, chester, cheshire

What about jailing people for driving ... - wait: for living?

kdb, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg

There are more police than at any other time yet we never see them. The laws are already in place for these offences but the police are obviopusly too busy counting their speeding camera revenues to bother doing the job we pay them for. They need to get off their backsides and tackle the REAL dangerous driving. And another thing, where are they going to jail these people? There is no more room is there? Now is probably the best time to commit crime, because of the lack of space you will be out in no time!

John, london,

I really have to say that the overall trend of 'politically correct' hand wringing left wing liberal 'government by Quango' has reduced this country to a complete laughing stock.

Not a week goes by without yet another law like this being either proposed or passed by the idiots we have so foolishly placed in control.
Meanwhile the underclass continues proliferate while bleeding the country dry as they break sensible laws (you know, the ones against theft, assault, murder, robbery, drug dealing, fraud and so on) on a regular basis - and gets away with it.

Why? Because even if the judiciary had the backbone and sense to lock them up, and the police could spare time from form filling and counting speed-camera income there is no room in the prisons!

The loonies have indeed taken over the asylum - and are busy passing yet more unenforcable legislation.

Only two sensible options remain I fear - leave, before doing so becomes an offence - or start the revolution...

Chris, St Leonards on sea, UK

Stupid, impertinent and unenforcible...

Epimethean, Reigate,

I am entirely in favour of the law being changed so that stupid and inconsiderate drivers are punished appropriately. However, I see people using mobile phones whilst driving every day and have yet to see one pulled over by the police. Until the police actually start enforcing the law effectively people will go on breaking it.

Valerie Ballard, Rochester, Kent

I am a law abiding citizen, but this is another piece of inane legislation from this inane government which prefers to write laws, rather than follow them.

Does Jeremy plan an expose on this one? It would be interesting to see how many politicians he might catch on a hidden camera stunt.

Watervole, Twickenham,

Mobile phones, ok yes that should be a serious offence. But Sat Navs? Come off it. And even so, how can they prove it was the Sat Navs fault? Just cos some drivers are complete spanners and cant concentrate on two things at once while driving doesnt mean the rest of us cant. If i didnt have a Sat Nav, i'd get lost very easily and probably crash out of confusion.

So let me get this right. In this country you can enter someone elses home and sue them if they hurt you for breaking in. But use a Sat Nav and you get 2 years in Prison?

No wonder more people are moving out of England, i really dont blame them. This country has completely had it now. The Government need a ressession or soemthing to keep them busy instead of coming up with these silly laws out of boredom.

I support the mobile phone one though. But this Government needs to stop, soon they'll ban talking to other people in the car. You just watch.

Martin, Ipswich, UK

I note there is a 'Win a Tom Tom' promotion directly to the right of this news story. Shouldn't it read - Win a 2 year jail term.

Anne, London, England

So let me get this straight, violent crime, breaking and entering, sexual assault... nothing. But use your phone on the motorway 2 years in prison!!!!!!!
Says it all really

Steve, Sunshine Coast, Australia

HGV drivers beware, the law will now at long last catch you, using your mobile, driving too close to the vehicle in front etc etc.
This is a good piece of legislation if implemented. Well done.

Michael Boughton-Fox, Cambridge, England

how about driving with front fog lights on in clear conditions, dazzling other road users because you think it makes you dull car look cool? 2 years in jail for that sounds fair!

Phil, Rugby, UK

"unnecessarily remaining in an overtaking lane "

Most definitely needed and I hope they enforce it. By no means the most dangerous of driving but certainly the most annoying. There are times on the motorway when the whole of the inside lane is empty whilst motorist sit in the middle lane (be it through fear of changing lanes, ignorance or just through simple inconsiderance). Britain's conjested roads would be far less so if more than 2/3 of the road is used!

Mark, London,