Tougher new mobile phone driving laws: Motorists continue to flout law as crackdown begins

Tough new penalties for drivers caught using their mobile phones behind the wheel came into force today.

Motorists using their devices now face fines of £200 and six points on their licences.

The new punishments mean that drivers who have passed their test within the last two years will have their licences taken away straight away.

But the crackdown doesn’t seem to be having the desired effect on these reckless motorists, who were all pictured TODAY using phones while driving.

1. Law breaker

A driver holds his mobile phone while driving on the M8 through Glasgo. (SWNS)

2. Police crackdown

A van driver holds a mobile phone whilst driving on the M20 near Ashford, Kent. (PA)

3. Hands free

A driver is caught with both hands off the wheel talking on his phone. (PA)

4. Reckless behaviour

A taxi driver holding a mobile phone whilst driving on the A34 near Didcot in Oxfordshire. (PA)

5. Caught out

Dorset Police officers are on patrol as penalties and fines for offenders caught using their phone behind the wheel double to six points and 拢200 respectively. (PA)

6. Dangerous driving

A van driver speeds along the A3 through Guildford on his mobile phone. (SWNS)

7. Flouting the law

Another driver ignores the law. (SWNS)

8. Risk taker

A driver risks a fine of 拢200 and six penalty points by talking on his phone behind the wheel. (SWNS)

9. New rules

Another driver ignores the tough new laws. (SWNS)

10. Driven to distraction

A motorist shamelessly talks as he speeds down the A3. (SWNS)

11. At the wheel

A lorry driver in Nottingham is caught driving behind the wheel whilst at traffic lights on his phone. (SWNS)

12. Red handed

A driver sitting at traffic lights in Nottingham is caught on his mobile phon. (SWNS)

13. Toughening up

A driver illegally touching his mobile phone drives on the M8 through Glasgow. (SWNS)