Four times as many men than women caught using their mobile phone while driving in Nottinghamshire

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed four times as many men were caught using a mobile phone illegally while driving than women in Nottinghamshire.
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Figures in the FOI made to Nottinghamshire Police in July show nearly 14,000 men and almost 4,000 women were given fixed penalty notices between 2010-14.

The FOI revealed 3,667 men and 1,029 women were pulled over for using their mobile phone while driving in 2014.

The total has risen steadily in the county since 2010.

A total of 1,771 people were taken to court for using their mobile between 2010-14 and 467 were taken to court in 2014.

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