Written questions

Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones

2026-06-22 · Department for Transport · 12600 · Official question

Shivani Raja

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers received six penalty points for using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. Fixed penalty notices are a matter for the Home Office. The Home Office publishes statistics on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of its Police powe...