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Use of a Mobile Phone Whilst Driving Offences 2021 to 2024
01 January 2021 to 31 December 2024
Provides the numbers of driving whilst using a mobile phone offences with breakdowns by penalty type between 2021 and 2024.
Numbers of Use of Mobile Phone Whilst Driving Offences with Outcomes – 2021 to 2024
|
Year |
Total number of Mobile phone offences |
Fixed Penalty |
Driver Retraining |
Court Preparation |
No further action |
|
2021 |
411 |
252 |
154 |
5 |
|
|
2022 |
1035 |
553 |
469 |
13 |
|
|
2023 |
2019 |
1068 |
4 |
922 |
25 |
|
2024 |
1591 |
823 |
745 |
23 |
|
|
Total |
5056 |
2696 |
4 |
2290 |
66 |