Older drivers worst offenders for speeding – CSO

Younger motorists significantly more law-abiding, report reveals

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Almost 16,000male drivers wereslapped with penalty points last year for holding a mobile phone while driving while 6,834 women were done for the same offence.

And while 2,021 young men under 21 were done for speeding, nearly five times as many males over 66 committed the same offence with 9,513 tickets issued to this age group.

Those age 31-40 were the worst offenders for driving while using a mobile phone with 5,615 offences ...