Motorists can be handed six penalty points and a £200 fine for holding a phone while they are behind the wheel
(Picture: PA Wire)More than 4,000 Londoners were caught using their phone while driving in 2021 - an increase of almost 20 per cent on the previous year.
Home Office data reveals that the Metropolitan Police caught the most distracted drivers out of any other police force area in England and Wales, with 4,196 people receiving a fixed penalty notice for using their phone.
