Police action against driver distraction
Thames Valley Police (TVP) are carrying out a week of activity targeting drivers using hand-held mobile phones, with the aim of drawing attention to the risks posed by being distracted. The enforcement is running from Monday 22nd January until Sunday 28th January 2018 on roads across Buckinghamshire. Travel Safe Bucks will be at Asda in Cressex on Friday 26th January to mark the week of action, and educate road users on the risks they face when they use their phone at the wheel. In March 2017 the law changed to introduce harsher penalties, meaning drivers now receive six points on their driving licence and a £200 fine if caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. These penalties will have a significant impact on young new drivers as they risk having their licence revoked on first offence. Sergeant Rob Heard , from the Roads Policing Joint Operations Unit for Hampshire and Thames Valley Police, said: “We are still seeing too many people deciding to take that risk to u