headphones/ earphones in a car ?

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It would be nice to have some music for longer trips but the general consensus seems to be that even the mightiest of amps and speakers the size of Bolivia would be barely audible at speed.

That got me onto thinking about using headphones or even in the ear type earphones. As I see it this isn't illegal in itself but the police can take the view that it is blocking out the sounds of other road users and therefore an unsafe distraction.

Personally I can't see it would be any sort of distraction in a 7 as it's difficult to hear much over the sound of the exhaust in any event. Also the deaf cannot hear other road users at all and no one tells them they shouldnt drive.

It's more just the question of whether the police would ever pull someone over for wearing headphones in a car.

Has anyone had experience of being stopped or warned for this ?