Surely these guys closing multi-million pound deal...
Anonymous

Er.. does that exemption include non-business call...
Carl Maycock

This has surely got to be an April Fool joke! Hav...
Anonymous

Perhaps the law should change so that anyone drivi...
Anonymous

Some of us provincial dullards might be taken in b...
dean hilton

Check the date boys ;)
Anonymous

April fool?
Anonymous

Hmmm, wouldn't be the start of a new month today, ...
Ian Pollard

LOL, You seriously falling for this?? Remember wha...
Anonymous

Bite fishies, bite!
Klaus von Doppelganger

Nice April Fool!
Edward Leigh

...I don't think people living in London should pa...
Andy

This timely amendment should be welcomed with open...
Avril Uno

If these people are so important then surely they ...
Anonymous

Me thinks you're trying to make an April Fool of m...
Anonymous

Ha, nice one Silicon, you had a few of us going th...
Peter Langston

What total (but typical) arrogance I suppose that ...
Dave Manford

err... April 1st today isnt it....?
Anonymous

I think the people posting with incredulity at thi...
Loof Lirpa

err... April 1st today isnt it....?
Anonymous

April fool anyone?
Anonymous

Words escape me! Yet again we see the blatant disr...
Peter James Killelea

1st April - this has to be a wind up doesn't it?
Anonymous

April fool anyone?
Anonymous

err... April 1st today isnt it....?
Anonymous

While I suspect the timinig of this announcement i...
Anonymous

They should only be allowed to use the phone when ...
Anonymous

err... April 1st today isnt it....?
Anonymous

To the other commenters - it's April 1st chaps....
Anonymous

Does this mean that it's okay for someone to be di...
Anonymous

err... April 1st today isnt it....?
Anonymous

Marvellous! Took me a good five minutes to reme...
Anonymous

Great April fool. Got us going for a while!!!!!!!
Gillian McKearney

If they are so important to this country, and they...
Anonymous

Has nobody else spotted today's date?
Richard Howlett

Has anyone thought of the date today???!!!
Matt L

Has anyone thought of the date today???!!!
Matt L

but surely it will make it more difficult for Lond...
Sean Black

It's about time the Government stopped whinging on...
Anonymous

Get headsets you tossers!
Justin Wheatley

This just goes to show that techy people have nooo...
D Brent

This legislation can only be passed before mid-day...
Carl Davey

If they are so important to this country, and they...
Anonymous

April Fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!surely???
John Normile

I am in favour of the new mobile phone ban and so ...
Paul Finch

Any of you boys feeling a bit foolish yet ?
Anonymous

Very good. Well done. Ha ha ha.
Anonymous

Maybe the exemption could be extended to the other...
Chris Hirst

Yeah very funny, not April the 1st today is it?
steve cotton

Will this legislation be through in time for next ...
Michael Price

Somebody brokering a 'Million Pound' deal should b...
martin roberts

Does this mean that we should be excempt from the ...
Anonymous

Look at the date guys! Duh!
Anonymous

It sounds perfectly reasonable to me, after all ho...
Daniel Dearing

hmmmm.....and today's date would be?
Martin Johnson

Very Good! Had me quite riled for a moment until I...
John

Anyone notice the date?
Anonymous

The Lunatics have taken over the asylum - again! ...
Anonymous

What's the date today?
Bob Massey

Great April fool. First good one seen today
Anonymous

I'm sure the guy in the white van eating a pasty, ...
Nigel Black

I don't think the story is quite correct. Surely t...
Poisson d'Avril

April Fool I reckon
Anonymous

What day is it? April 1st? Hmm.
Chris H

I believe that we may have been had...
Jon

... and there was me thinking that the Microsoft f...
Anonymous

Perhaps People would like to consider today's date...
mark Ross

What a whole load of rubbish! If the capital's ...
Anonymous

If these calls are so important the driver will wa...
Anonymous

Errrr......what's the date chaps??
charlie white

The mobile phone ban was always absurd. Was it th...
Kevan Chippindall-Higgin

the idea of Londoners having an exemption from the...
dougie smith

So businesses outside London don't help the UK eco...
Michael Peters

This is an extremely sensible suggestion. Driving...
David Marsh

If the work they are doing is so important then th...
Steven Abrams

Noticed todays date anybody?
mat davies

Completely agree with the proposal. Surely even d...
Alan McTrucky

Funny that this story should appear on April 1st ;...
Simon Appleby

April Fool ? I hope.
Anonymous

Does the date of article have any relevance to the...
Anonymous

It must be April 1st... surely??
Shaun

What is the date today??
Anonymous

Wait a moment, isn't it April the 1st today? Surel...
Scott Hancock

What's today's date people? God, irony is a dying...
Anonymous

Has anyone noticed the date?! Lets hope it is Apr...
Kay

either these comments are a fool too or there are ...
Andy E

April Fool anyone?
Anonymous

April Fool, right?
Anonymous

Look at the DATE! Its APRIL FOOLS!
T Ghouri

An exemtion to the law on driving and holding a mo...
Anonymous

What's today's date people? God, irony is a dying...
Anonymous

Nice one Will - happy 1st April.
Nick

These reasons for exemption are absurd! What next...
Alan Mills

Has anybody checked the date of this article? I...
Anonymous

Nice one Will - happy 1st April.
Nick

Are they fools? Have they come down in the last sh...
Anonymous

Nice one - you had me fooled for about 2 seconds!!
Andrew Sutcliffe

I'm guessing this might evaporate tomorrow - April...
Simon Taylor

And todays date is?
Chris Anderson

Not many people read the date before commenting th...
Anonymous

I'm guessing this might evaporate tomorrow - April...
Simon Taylor

April Fool - Perhaps? Although it has amused us i...
Claire Harding

surely us Londoners should be exempt income tax an...
April Fool

Who woke up this morning and forgot the date Ex...
Yaron

Great April Fool!
Andrew

Happy April 1st!
Anonymous

Trialing begins in Ipswich, Suffolk. The mobile b...
Matt Porter

The real answer lies in combining three news items...
Poisson d'avril

SO how about freedom from speeding fines/cameras/h...
Anonymous

Ho ho ho , April fools
nobody atall

Great April Fool!
Uve Been-Had

Are they fools? Have they come down in the last sh...
Anonymous

Ho ho ho , April fools
nobody atall

I can see no case for exemption in the capital if ...
Anonymous

Ho ho ho , April fools
nobody atall

Happy April Fools Day everybody!
Mick Mooney

So no-one spotted the April Fool lead story yet th...
Anonymous

April Fool!
Anonymous

April 1st !?
Nick Weavers

Yes keep the ban on "non hands free" mobile phones...
Mike

I have actually seen people on phones while drivin...
Anonymous

I think this is disgusting only NODDING DOGS shoul...
Stu Pead

Well done Avril - nice to see that some one has a ...
David

Woudl they also be exempt from the "April Fuel" ta...
Anonymous

Mmmmmm, what's the date today?
April Fool

Happy April Fool's day!
Anonymous

Mmmmmm, what's the date today?
April Fool

Very amusing. I look forward to the comments in th...
Joseph Dawson

Ho ho ho , April fools
nobody atall

One swanky new hands free kit from a London depart...
Jamie

April fool?
AB

April Fools day - what an apt day for such a story...
Anonymous

And todays date is? :-)
Nick Gray

Surely this is an April Fools day joke?
Paul Shotton

April Fool, surely.......
Ken Rennoldson

Have you people not noticed the date?
Tony Mudd

Surely someone out there has access to a calendar....
Anonymous

City rips-off UK so fine in proportion to income. ...
Anonymous

RE: SO how about freedom from speeding fines I...
John

Ho ho ho , April fools
nobody atall

WARNING TO ALL POSTERS!!!! Please stay away from a...
Gogs

While I assume this is an April Fools joke, I must...
Chris Brannigan

RE: SO how about freedom from speeding fines I...
John

This has GOT to be an April Fool's wind-up!!
Wayne Rumley

Another April Fool, yes? (Like the Wi-Fi for all U...
Adrian Tribe

I am a CEO of a City based organisation and drive ...
Mark Pennycook

Wonderful idea. I agree with Avril. London drive...
Howard Rogers

About time too! I mean, you don't see the Police p...
Gordon Torbet

are the people in london any more imporant than th...
Phil Gray

Doh! Don't forget to check the date before you fl...
Kate Kirk

RE: SO how about freedom from speeding fines I...
John

So no one in London does a school run, and ALL cal...
Anonymous

RE: SO how about freedom from speeding fines I...
John

Come on, it's got to be an April fools joke.
Dicky

Come on, it's got to be an April fools joke.
Dicky

NICE ONE!!! What's the date?
Mark Dowsett

Spotted the date line. Pull the other one.
Anonymous

I am a CEO of a City based organisation and drive ...
Mark Pennycook

This can't be anything other than an April Fool - ...
Anonymous

What a load of tosh! Shame it's not April 1st. Oh,...
Dave P

words escape me to you gullible bunch of morons. J...
Anonymous

And today's date is ?
Anonymous

April Fool! Of course this can be the only real e...
Anonymous

The majority of important mobile phone users in Lo...
Anonymous

Sound like a good idea, also everyone on April the...
Anonymous

Can those who've posted on here please look at tod...
Anonymous

If "... these people are brokering the deals which...
Geoff Piper

This has to be an April Fool, lets face its its th...
Anonymous

Nice one - almost got me until I looked at the cal...
Kal Ahmed

Is this an April Fool?
Anonymous

So a vet cannot use a mobile phone to report a out...
Anonymous

Erm... April Fool?
Tim

I agree wholeheartedly. I'm also in favour of allo...
Joe King

This is disgusting. I live in Birmingham and we ...
Richard Smith

Londoners should be 'more equal' than the others? ...
Marat

Nice one, you nearly had me there. Anyone know wha...
Graham

yeah right! and today is 1st April!
Anonymous

Come on - has nobody else thought what day it is ?
Alan Cattley

nice one, appears your April fool pressed all the ...
Andi

How about those based in Bracknell being exempt to...
Steven Gordon

Have you guys checked today's date? ROFLMAO.....
Jo

NIce to see it's that time of year again.
fio

Anyone else noticed today's date?
Kieran D Community

Come on - has nobody else thought what day it is ?
Alan Cattley

As IT professionals responsible for keeping the sy...
Anonymous

err. . . what date is it guys and gals?
Anonymous

April fool - gotta be.
David Mountain

I can't believe all of you people have fallen for ...
April Fool

Come on - has nobody else thought what day it is ?
Alan Cattley

Presumably this exemption is only valid once a yea...
Anonymous

Is this going to be the standard if we do not like...
Robert Privett

Of Course it could always be an April Fool!
Anonymous

Good God folks! Look at the date today.
Anonymous

It wouldn't by any chance be April 1st today, woul...
Roger Ash

Er...um....come on guys....April 1?
Mike Sevenoaks

Sounds good for some - BUT - it's surely an April ...
Peter Harding

Just a thought people! Anyone notice the date??...
Chris Hirst

anyone noticed its 1st April .......
ordinary lady

If they were that important, they would have chauf...
Anonymous

Well it made me laugh. Happy Fools' Day
Simon Lewis

Hmm. Good job I'm reading this at ten to twelve -...
Tim Haveron Jones

Is it just me, or hasn't anyone noticed the date?
Simon West

April fools
Dale Strickland-Clark

It's a means of reducing the London popluation and...
Paul Tansom

Then use the same option as the rest of us and buy...
Anonymous

Then use the same option as the rest of us and buy...
Anonymous

I have actually negotiated a multi-million pound d...
RobinDG

Surely this "story" has more to do with todays dat...
Richard Maltby

April 1st you dummies
Anonymous

This is such a stupid idea that this would qualify...
Ken Livingstone

Fools!
Anonymous

Why are people interpreting this as Londoners gett...
Anonymous

Why are people interpreting this as Londoners gett...
Anonymous

April 1st
Anonymous

Good one Silicon! Being a CEO I'm lucky enough to...
Mark Pennycook

Good one Silicon! Being a CEO I'm lucky enough to...
Mark Pennycook

It's April 1st
Anonymous

Isn't this just an April 1st wind up?
Antony Wilkins

Ever heard of April Fool's Day?
Anonymous

Sounds good for some - BUT - it's surely an April ...
Peter Harding

It would be ridiculous to exempt London. No one is...
Peter Healy

Why are people interpreting this as Londoners gett...
Anonymous

"Are you telling me that a businessman in London s...
Alan Starkey

If this is a true story - it's perfect timing - pu...
Lir Paloof

Er, have you not noticed today's date? Adrian
Anonymous

Northerners are being compensated though. A resear...
Alf Prool

Is this an April Fool?
John Stanhope

Instead of exempting Londoners from the law, why d...
Anonymous

You got me hook, line and sinker!
Kam Mistry

Just because a news story breaks on 1st April does...
Anonymous

Exemptions are nonsense, if the call is important,...
Kaly Taylor

I think it's a good idea that Londoners have seper...
Anonymous

I do hope that this story is an April Fool windup,...
Anonymous

If the date is the cause of the piece then read no...
Tony Briselden

course it's an april fool. Nobody needs to "not an...
carl farrington

This has just GOT to be an April Fool's report! If...
Anonymous

Will Sturgeon? Sounds a bit fishy to me!
Anonymous

This will be enforced only on even days and full m...
Anonymous

I would let people in London talk on their mobile ...
Richard Harries

I thought the real reason for banning mobile phone...
Anonymous

The motion was passed only with the amendment that...
Tony W Blair

If they are closing such big Financial Deals they ...
Paul Coenraats

Hey guys...and girls, relax! It's the 1st of Apri...
Gabby the Gopher

Happy April 1st
Anonymous

Nice one! Had me going for a minute there ...
Bill Richards

Where do these people come from? I can't believe ...
Andy Barber

Ah. But are those outside London stupid enough to ...
Maek Hughes

If their closing such big deals, then they can aff...
Nic

Carl Maycock, IT Engineer is off my list of people...
Nick R

Surely the date of this article has a bearing on t...
Richard South

haha
m

HAHAHAHAHA this is soo funny, cant blv how many pp...
Anonymous

I live up t'north. What is a mobile phone?
Anonymous

IT consultants, Programmers, analysts etc. All ta...
Not taken in

Another ridiculous suggestion from the crazy city ...
Tom Kelly