Using a mobile phone while driving in Puebla (2026)
Last reviewed: 9 October 2026
In short: Puebla's 2025 traffic regulation bans handling mobile phones and other devices by hand while driving. The state mobility law requires a ban on talking, reading or sending text messages on any device, except hands-free through a holder that does not block the view. The fine is 10 to 15 UMA.
| Rule | What applies |
|---|---|
| Holding a phone while driving bannedUsing a mobile phone while driving a car | Yes [1] |
| Hands-free useUsing a mobile phone while driving a car | Allowed with limits [2] |
| Fine, first offence (lowest amount where a range applies)Using a mobile phone while driving a car | 1,173.10 MXN per offence [1] |
| Penalty points on the licenceUsing a mobile phone while driving a car | ⚠ Not yet verified |
| Texting while drivingUsing a mobile phone while driving a car | State law requires the traffic rules to ban handling mobile phones or other devices and talking, reading or sending text messages on any electronic device while driving, unless hands-free technology is used through a holder that does not obstruct visibility. [2] |
Notes
- Article 25 section XLIV of the state regulation (Reglamento de la Ley de Movilidad y Seguridad Vial del Estado de Puebla, Periódico Oficial of 8 September 2025, in force the next day) bans drivers from handling telecommunication devices and mobile phones with one or both hands. Section XLVI bans headphones or a device covering both ears. The Orden Jurídico Poblano copy was read through an Internet Archive snapshot of 8 December 2025.
- Article 123 section V of the state mobility law requires the traffic rules to ban handling phones, talking, reading or texting on any electronic device, except with hands-free technology through a holder that does not obstruct visibility. The 2025 regulation bans handling devices by hand and does not restate the exception.
- The tabulador (Article 110) sets 10 to 15 UMA for handling devices by hand (Article 25 XLIV) and 12 to 15 UMA for using phones or objects that hinder driving (Article 25 XXV). The lowest amount is shown at the 2026 UMA of MXN 117.31, which changes each February.
- No licence-points system for this offence was found in the state text read.
Sources
- Gobierno del Estado de Puebla, Secretaría de Gobernación (Orden Jurídico Poblano): Reglamento de la Ley de Movilidad y Seguridad Vial del Estado de Puebla (Periódico Oficial, 8 de septiembre de 2025) (Internet Archive snapshot of 8 December 2025) (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources
- H. Congreso del Estado de Puebla: Ley de Movilidad y Seguridad Vial del Estado de Puebla (5 December 2023, with errata of 12 January 2024) (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources
More rules in Puebla
- Car speed limitsBuilt-up areas: 30 km/h secondary; 50 km/h primary avenues · Outside built-up areas (single carriageway): 80 km/h
- Minimum age for a car driving licenceMinimum age for a car licence: 18 for a full licence
- Seat belts and child seatsSeat belt compulsory in front seats: Yes, all occupants · Seat belt compulsory in rear seats: Yes, all occupants
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