Police found using speed cameras for non-speeding offences

More than a third of UK forces use the technology to enforce mobile phone and seatbelt laws

Police speed camera van
Police speed camera van
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong / Getty)

Police forces are using mobile speed cameras to hunt drivers who commit non-speeding offences, a study has revealed.

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