Police are cracking down on drivers using mobile phones while driving
TRAFFIC police stopped 23 drivers in four hours in Bolton town centre for using their mobile telephones behind the wheel.
The drivers - in St Helens Road, Bolton - will be either fined £100 or sent on an awareness course as part of a week-long crackdown by GMP.
GMP's Chief Constable Ian Hopkins launched the operation on Monday by saying that motorists disregarding the law and fiddling with their smartphone is the same as drink driving and must be stopped now.
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