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The infraction is already punished by a 鈧�135 fine and three points.

But under , drivers may soon face losing their licence immediately if they are caught using their phone, especially if it is their second road infraction - for example, if the same driver has recently already been caught speeding, or running a red light.

鈥淯sing your phone鈥� includes holding it in your hand, using or looking at it in a way that takes your attention away from the road, speaking on it, touching the screen or buttons, or otherwise engaging with the device other than through a totally hands-free system connected up to your vehicle.

The measure comes as the government acts against risky driving behaviour, in a new bill debated by the Assembl茅e Nationale, which could come into law before the end of the year.

Emmanuel Barbe, interministerial delegate from road safety agency La S茅curit茅 Routi猫re, : 鈥淲e hope that this very serious threat [losing your licence] will make drivers think again, and encourage drivers to use tools to disconnect their phone, turn it off, or put it in the glove box or the boot - all of the measures we can use to fight against this.鈥�

According motorway group Association des Soci茅t茅s Fran莽aises d鈥橝utoroute, 6% of car drivers and 15% of heavy goods vehicle drivers use their mobile phones while driving. The action is said to triple the risk of having an accident.

Even hands-free systems may cause distraction and increase the risk of accidents.