It is not the holding of phones that is the issue and use of a cradle does not protect you from the law if you touch the screen whilst riding and the same applies to satnavs ; Cleveland Police Inspector Phil Grieve, “If the mobile phone is held in a cradle then it must not be touched throughout that journey. The moment you touch or handle your mobile phone as part of your journey, then in effect an offence is being committed.”
The same applies for use of a satnav . I do accept that if it’s just a cradle to charge and a cradle to hold and see, then OK, but each to their own .....
If you have a navV /VI you can at least do things without being seen to touch the screen
That’s totally wrong, until the law is changed.
You can flick through your music etc if you want if it’s in a cradle. As long as you are in full control etc