Motorway mobile phone offence sees driver hit with eyewatering bill

Drivers stung $30m in six months by mobile detection cameras

Drivers have been strung with more than $30 million in fines in six months after being busted by Adelaide’s mobile phone detection cameras.

Motorway mobile phone offence sees driver hit with eyewatering bill

Gullfaraz Ilahi appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court for the M42 mobile phone offence

Whether in the car or on the bike – those who access the mobile phone during the journey are at risk and others. According to the Oberfranken police, distraction by smartphones is one of the most common causes of the accident. In 2024, the police registered 160 violations with cyclists in Upper Franconia alone. And this can be expensive: 55 euros fine for mobile phone use, 75 euros fine for danger and 100 euros fine for an accident. The police's…

It is a special radar that detects the use of the mobile phone while driving. The device is used by the German police in Rhineland-Palatinate and has already "catched" hundreds of offenders.

Mobile phone offences down in SA since detection cameras introduced

Mobile phone detection cameras were introduced to five high-risk sites across metropolitan Adelaide in June 2024. Image: SAPOL South Australia Police (SAPOL) has revealed a significant reduction in mobile phone offences since the state introduced mobile phone detection cameras. Officer in Charge of SAPOL’s Traffic Services Branch, Superintendent Shane Johnson says mobile phone detection cameras have sent a clear message to drivers that those cau…