Drivers speaking on mobile phones or not wearing seat belts were targeted in a day-long police ‘Options Event’ staged in Usk and Abergavenny last Thursday.

The event saw Abergavenny and Monmouth Neighbourhood Policing Team working with South Wales Fire and Rescue to educate motorists about the likely repercussions of both offences.

Inspector Huw Jones said, ““We had officers positioned at the fire station on Monmouth Road in Usk in the morning and outside Abergavenny fire station in the afternoon.

“We offered the drivers we pulled over the option of either a fixed penalty ticket or viewing a short, hard-hitting road safety video, screened inside the fire stations, which showed the possible repercussions of their actions.”

The fixed penalty for driving without a seatbelt is £60. For using a mobile phone while driving it’s £100 plus three points on your licence.

All but one of the six drivers stopped in Usk opted to watch the road safety video.