Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones

(asked on 8th February 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to use traffic officers employed by Highways England to help deter drivers from using mobile phones while driving on motorways.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 22nd February 2017

There are no plans to extend Highways England Traffic Officer powers. Highways England will continue to work closely with the National Police Chief’s Council and motorway policing groups to support their enforcement activities.

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