Another day of mobile madness on the roads: More truckers are caught using devices at the wheel as it emerges just 300 motorists have been banned for the crime in four years It emerged that almost 10,000 motorists had been caught driving while distracted at least twice in the past four years – but fewer than 300 were banned. As scores more truckers were caught on camera using their phones, police were under mounting pressure to tackle the problem experts said was an 'epidemic'.
