8,000 motorists fined for using mobiles in North

More than 8,000 drivers in the North have been fined for using handheld mobile phones on the road over the past year, police statistics revealed today.

8,000 motorists fined for using mobiles in North

More than 8,000 drivers in the North have been fined for using handheld mobile phones on the road over the past year, police statistics revealed today.

Fixed penalty fines of £30 (€44) were handed out to 8,261 drivers for using the phones since the ban was introduced on February 1 last year, the Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed.

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