This one was in the papers. James Mulville was convicted at City of London Magistrates court on 25/05/2023, of an endorseable mobile phone driving offence, and was given 6 penalty points on his licence, bringing his current total to 9 points. Fine was £1,000, costs of £625, and surcharge of £400. Funnily enough, I caught this exact car/plate in January 2019, and the driver then took an FPN for 6 points and £200. I will never know who that driver was, but it turns out that Jimmy Mulville was disqualified in 2020. I can't help thinking it was him I caught in 2019 also, but it may well be a different driver. There was at least one V5C logbook change according to the DVLA record.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_M...

Well, James Mulville, now you're just 3 points from another disqualification. That's a single speeding or red light jump offence, or another mobile phone offence. There are thousands of people with cameras in London, so the chances of being caught again are more substantial than many drivers imagine. I don't want you punished, I only want behaviour change and better driving from you. It seems to me that in your case even punishment is not making the necessary difference in your driving. Nevertheless, I hold out hope that you might change and improve.

I was coming back from Lavender Hill Magistrates court for this case:    • "I Thought You Were The Old Bill"  C...  

On this same journey I caught two more drivers:
LV21SYJ    • On The Way Back From Court  LV21SYJ  
LD63ZMY    • On The Way Back From Court, Another D...  

For whatever reason, sunny days like this seem to make for an explosion of bad driving and phone use in my experience.

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