Forty drivers were caught in two Oxfordshire roadside police checks today.

During a two-hour check on Buckland Road, Bampton, a total of 25 drivers were found to be exceeding the 30mph speed limit.

Sixteen of the drivers have been offered the opportunity to attend a speed awareness course. The highest speed recorded during the check was 51mph, and another driver was detected as driving at 49mph while using a mobile phone.

A later, hour-long, check at Sunderland Avenue, Oxford, caught five drivers using a mobile phone while driving and ten people who were not wearing their seatbelts.

The drivers using mobiles were issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £60 and three penalty points. The people not wearing their seatbelts were given FPN of £60. All those issued FPNs in this check will be given the option to attend an educational programme at their own cost, in place of the FPN.

Oxfordshire Road Safety Constable Mark Pilling said: “A number of drivers continue to break laws intended for their own and other road users safety. We will continue with our campaigns of enforcement and education to spread road safety messages across the county.”