Hundreds of drivers have been stopped and caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel during a week-long crackdown in Surrey to put a stop to the dangerous driving habit.

A total of 323 vehicles were stopped during the “It Can Wait” initiative which ran from 23 January to 29 January.

Local Officers were supporting a national week of action which saw 223 mobile phone related offences detected across the county.

As a result, 249 fixed penalty notices were issued; 42 drivers were given verbal warnings; 14 have been summonsed to court and five will be attending driver education courses.

On March 1st, the Fixed Penalty fine for using a hand held device when driving doubles from £100 to £200 and the number of penalty points for the offence increase from three points to six points.