Majority of drivers get the WRONG answer in police poll about using mobile payments at drive-thrus - so do you know the law?
- A poll about the little known rule saw well over half of voters answer wrongly
- Drivers who use mobile payments will lose four demerit points and fined $484
- Several users slammed the state law as 'bloody ridiculous' and the 'biggest joke'
Majority of drivers were shocked to discover they could be slapped with a massive fine for using mobile payments at a drive-thru.
Victoria Police posted a poll on Facebook about the little known rule and saw well over half of voters get the answer wrong.
'If you intend to use your mobile phone to pay at the drive-thru window, apply the hand brake, switch the engine off and then access your mobile phone,' Victoria Police wrote.
'In doing so, you are not considered driving.'
Victoria Police posted a poll on Facebook about the little known rule and saw well over half of voters get the answer wrong (stock image)
Drivers in Victoria will be hit with a $484 fine and will lose four demerit points if they are caught breaking the law and paying for fast-food using their phones in a still moving car.
The poll, which attracted more than 2,600 comments, saw many outraged users who slammed the rule as 'bloody ridiculous' and the 'biggest joke ever'.
'Does that mean I can pull on the band brake, turn off the car at traffic lights and use my phone? I am hoping this is a joke,' one user wrote.
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'As expected, what a micro-managed nanny state we are,' another wrote.
One added: 'This post must have been hacked.'
Drivers in New South Wales who pay with their phone at a drive-thru will incur a $337 fine and will lose five demerit points.
The poll, which attracted more than 2,600 comments, saw many outraged users who slammed the rule as 'bloody ridiculous' and the 'biggest joke ever' (stock image)
Those caught breaking the rule in Queensland will be fined $391 and lose three demerit points.
Motorist in Western Australia will also lose three demerit points but will be fined $400.
Drivers in the Australian Capital Territory will cop a $447 and lose four demerit points.
Those in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and South Australia will all lose three demerit points and will be fined $250, $300 and $308 respectively.
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