The number of people fined for not wearing seatbelts went up by a staggering 525 per cent in Midlothian during the first three months of this year.
Police Scotland reported issuing 50 fines to motorists for not wearing seatbelts, compared to a five year average of just eight, in its latest report.
And it said the number of fines for drivers on their mobile phones trebled from 21 to 63 over the same period.
