25% fall in drivers penalised for using phones

The number of motorists penalised for using their mobiles has dropped by 25% in the past five years.

More than 41,000 fixed charge notices were issued in 2008, but the figure has fallen every year since. Last year, it was 30,806.

In January, 2,087 notices were issued. If that were to be extrapolated on a monthly basis for the rest of the year, it would give a 2013 total of just 25,000.