Women and rural drivers more likely to chat on mobiles behind the wheel

WOMEN are more likely than men to chat on mobile phones while driving, according to a new survey.

In the survey compiled by the Automobile Association (AA), 6.6% of women admitted to illegally conversing daily on handheld mobiles while behind the wheel.

The AA questioned nearly 5,300 motorists from all over the country and found by comparison that 5.6% of men owned up to using mobiles on a daily basis while driving.