Mobile wireless communications device blocker and associated methods

A vehicle wireless communications blocker to be used in a vehicle for an occupant's wireless communications device including a long-range wireless transceiver and a short-range wireless transceiver both coupled to a controller, the controller switchable between off-hook and on-hook states based upon control signals via the short-range wireless transceiver, the occupant's wireless communications device being blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver when in the off-hook state, the vehicle wireless communications blocker comprising:

• a housing to be installed in the vehicle;
• a short-range wireless transceiver carried by said housing to wirelessly communicate with the short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant's wireless communications device;
• a controller carried by said housing and coupled to said short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the controller of the occupant's wireless communications device to the off-hook state so that the occupant's wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver;
• an activation device coupled to said controller for activating selective blocking;
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• a display carried by said housing and coupled to said controller.