National Highways is extending a trial of CCTV cameras that detect drivers using their mobile phones or not wearing a seatbelt.

Rolling out across ten different police forces in England, the trial will run until March 2025.

Head of National Road User Safety Delivery at National Highways. Matt Staton said, “We will continue to invest in technology that could help make sure everyone using our roads gets home safe and well.”

The cameras are now being used by forces in Durham, Greater Manchester Police, Humberside, Staffordshire, West Mercia, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Norfolk, Thames Valley Police, and Sussex.

Trials by Devon and Cornwall Police trapped nearly three hundred offenders in 3 days.