The charity is also calling on government to make traffic policing a national priority to stop multi-tasking drivers putting lives at risk.

Brake says recently introduced on-the-spot fines for ‘careless driving’ offences are a step in the right direction and have already been used on the driver of a commercial vehicle caught driver brushing his teeth while driving. But the charity argues the current £100 fine needs to be much greater to deter this potentially deadly behaviour.

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