(to police..)

• Woman on the Monash Freeway in peak hour said she had an urgent email to reply to.

• Driver on the Mornington Peninsula said she was on the phone to a friend whose house burnt down the previous night.

• "I've got a sick relative I need to speak to.''

• "I'm not talking. I'm reading a message."

• "I'm working and had to pick it up otherwise I miss the job."

• "I'm just letting my family know I'm on my way home."

• "Just listening to my voicemail."

• "I was running late and had to get someone to pick up the kids."

Also, from the French comedy series. "Les inconnus":

Mais ce n'est pas un téléphone, c'est une calculatrice!