HALF of motorists admit to using their mobile phone behind the wheel while stuck in traffic, despite facing six points on their licence and £200 fine.

Politicians want restrictions to be toughened up and have called for more to be done to stop motorists from using their phones.

Figures published by Money Barn show Wiltshire is among the areas of the country with the fewest fines issued for using a mobile behind the wheel, alongside Avon and Somerset, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. The most fines were dealt in London and Cheshire.

But Wiltshire drivers are the most likely to pay the ticket with nearly three quarters of them paying up. Across the country, fixed penalty notices are only paid by 40 per cent of drivers.

A mobile phone ban came in two years ago after the number of accidents caused by drivers using their phone increased by 50 per cent between 2013 and 2017. But now MPs have discussed banning hands-free devices and helping police forces toughen up on enforcement.