2000 drivers caught using mobile phone on London's roads in March

The Metropolitan Police have caught more than 2,000 drivers using a handheld phone on London's roads.

In a four-week period in March this year, 2,037 have fallen foul of the law and faced a £200 fine and six points on their license.

The Metropolitan Police had the highest number of registered offences of all of Britain's forces, meaning on average, more than 70 drivers each day were caught using their mobile phone while driving a vehicle.

Across the UK, nearly 6,000 motorists had been caught using their handheld device illegally at the wheel.

Road safety charity Brake called driver distraction a "growing menace" and called for the £200 fine to be "significantly increased".

Under the rules, new drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their driving test will have their licence revoked altogether.