NPCC Lead responds to RAC report on mobile phone prosecutions

“There is no getting away from the fact that the last five years has seen a 23% reduction in specialist roads policing officers but I do not accept that the police are doing less as a service to enforce the law on our roads network.

"We are utterly dedicated to keeping our roads safe through a calendar of regular enforcement operations alongside routine enforcement. Last year, we conducted over 700,000 roadside breath tests, issued 1.15m Fixed Penalty Notices for motoring offences and diverted thousands of people into education programmes."