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Texting and chatting on the mobile phone while driving is still a major distraction for motorists, according to a new survey. More than half (51 per cent) of 3,000 drivers polled said they believed that motorists were losing concentration through texting, even though the practice became illegal six years ago. Four in 10 of those questioned by Autoglass said they believed that chatting on the phone was also distracting millions of drivers, with those in the 55-plus age group believed to be worst-affected. Nearly three-quarters admitted it was easy to become distracted at the wheel with two in 10 admitting they had either had an accident or momentarily lost control of their car as a result of “losing focus”. Four per cent admitted this had happened to them on more than one occasion. Four in 10 admitted that fiddling with the radio had caused them to lose concentration while nearly two-thirds said were “easily side-tracked” by staring at accidents. More