Lancashire Constabulary caught more drivers on their phones in Preston than anywhere else in the county, according to new figures.
The force recorded a whopping 2,352 offences between April 2023 and March this year.
Personal injury claim specialists Accident Claims Advice learned that Preston was the location for 513 of them, or around a fifth of the total.
That makes it Lancashire’s capital of mobile phone offences, where drivers are caught using a device while operating a vehicle.
Given the £200 fixed penalty for the offence, Preston drivers alone were hit with £102,600 worth of fines in just over two years.
Blackburn and Blackpool were also regular locations for distracted drivers, according to Lancashire Constabulary.
Take a look at all 10 Lancashire towns and how they fared.
9. Morecambe
Morecambe had 63 offences, seeing the number of incidents shoot up by a massive 132 per cent in two years. Photo: Google
11. Leyland
That growth in offences was eclipsed by Leyland, which hosted over three times more cases in 2024/25 (29) than the year before (just nine). Photo: Google