Operators should ensure their drivers are made aware of a new generation of AI-enabled cameras deployed by police forces for harder-to-detect offences such as mobile phone use, according to FleetCheck.
The software firm said there had been a leap forward in the tech used by the police and cited a recent example where 2,200 drivers were prosecuted for offences during just four weeks on a stretch of road in Sussex.
FleetCheck said it was sensible that drivers were made aware of the much higher risk that now existed of being caught.
“An employee who thought it was safe to quickly pick up their phone on a straight stretch of road to check their e-mail was always taking a huge risk in terms of practical safety, but they are now also much more likely to receive six driving licence penalty points and a £200 fine,” said FleetCheck CEO Peter Golding.
“Nearly three million driving offences were committed in the UK in 2024, which was 9% up on the previous year and the highest on record, resulting in something like 15,000 points being issued every day.
“The fact is that fleet drivers who commit offences are ever more likely to get caught and this is creating an ever higher administrative burden for those involved in running fleets, as we know from our software user base.
“Just processing physical paperwork and digital documents is hugely time consuming.”
In December 2025, the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) warned that emerging technologies were being used to address “under-detected risks” such as mobile phone use and not wearing a seatbelt:
“Trials in the UK, including those run by Acusensus with National Highways and police forces, have demonstrated that AI systems can identify thousands of offences within hours,” PACTS said.
