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Thu 07 Jul 2006Using handheld mobile phone while driving becomes offenceUsing a handheld mobile phone while driving will become an offence from midnight tonight under new measures in the Road Traffic Act activated yesterday by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen, writes Conor Lally.Under the newly activated provisions gardaí will also be empowered from midnight tonight to carry out random breath-testing.