Police caught more than 100 rule-breaking drivers in one part of Wiltshire in a single day.

On March 1, Project Zero patrols in the Devizes and Marlborough area targeted motorists committing any of the five offences which are most likely to lead to crashes.

These offences are driving at excess speed, drink or drug driving, using a phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, or driving in a careless or dangerous manner.

Roads Policing Unit officers and associated partners - including speed enforcement officers and road safety officers - dealt with a total of 119 drivers for multiple driving offences despite the wet weather.

This included 73 drivers caught exceeding the speed limits, with the highest offender caught in Rowde driving at 50mph in a 30mph speed limit.

A/Insp Will Ayres said: “This week, the team were particularly focussed on people committing mobile phone offences and rather disappointingly, 26 drivers were caught using their mobile phones whilst driving.

“This included car drivers, HGV drivers and even a qualified driving instructor offering instruction to a learner driver whilst using a mobile phone.

“It is always frustrating to see people continuing to use phones whilst at the wheel of any vehicle. When you are using a phone you are not giving the road your full attention it requires and are more likely to be involved in a serious collision."

Police issued 15 fixed penalty tickets for non-endorsable offences that were mainly seatbelt-related, as well as a further five endorsable offences.

One mobile phone user in Marlborough was also arrested on suspicion of drug driving after failing a roadside drug wipe.

Project Zero is held every Wednesday in a different part of Wiltshire and aims to reduce the number of casualties on the county’s roads.

The campaign launched in late January, starting in Amesbury.

When carried out in Swindon, the scheme saw drivers stopped for driving through a red light, not wearing a seatbelt, and using a phone whilst driving.

One person’s money went down the drain within five minutes as police took their newly-bought vehicle off the road.

The vehicle was seized because the driver had no insurance and no driving licence.

A Mercedes driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

Officers were left shocked and bewildered after they found a child in the front seat of a car that was not properly restrained - and the driver was on their mobile phone at the time.