This invention relates to a method for forwarding telephone messages to a resident telephone device 10 associated to a telephone number and a resident telephone device. The method is comprising the steps of detecting 12 whether a hand held cellular telephone 8 associated to said resident telephone device 10 is located in a neighboring area of said resident telephone device 10, and activating a telephone message forwarding routine for redirecting incoming telephone messages 30 destined to said cellular telephones to said resident telephone device 10 using said telephone number. The method is used for an automatic handover from a mobile telephone handset to another telecommunication set, preferably a resident mobile telephone device in a car 5 to avoid the use of a hand held cellular phone 8 by a driver 1 of the car 5.