Kate Middleton in trouble

Kate Middleton rapped for driving while on her mobile phone

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Marie Claire Celebrity News: Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton rapped for driving while on her mobile phone

We've all done it - taken a quick call on our mobile while driving the car - but when you're the future Queen of England, it just won't do, which is why poor old Kate Middleton has woken up today to find her indiscretion plastered all over the front pages.

Spotted near her parents' home in Berkshire, in her Audi A3, Kate made a call as she pulled out onto a small country lane.

More than 500,000 people apparently flout the calling-while-driving ban every day in the UK, which is why new tougher legislation was brought into play earlier this year.

In fact, since April, drivers can actually face a jail sentence if caught using their mobile while driving.

'Drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are on their mobiles,' Roger Vincent, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, told the Telegraph.

'Even though you think you are in control you are not going to be able to react as quickly to the unexpected. We would urge Kate Middleton, and others, to realise the misery that is caused. It's extremely sad, no matter who it is, that people are not getting the message.'

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