Research finds 397 drivers in Surrey caught using mobile in 2022.
Confused.com also found that over 16,000 drivers were caught nationally.
Research from the insurance website Confused.com has found that over 16,000 drivers were caught using their mobile phone while driving last year, despite new driving laws.
Stricter laws were introduced last year, and police handed out around £3.3 million in fines.
In Surrey, data from Surrey Police said that 397 drivers were caught using a device behind the wheel in 2022, which is actually a decrease on the year before, where 490 drivers were caught in the county. 422 were caught in 2019 and 430 in 2020.
Confused.com, through a freedom of information request, found data that looked at 31 different police forces.
Through other research, they found that 51% of drivers have admitted to using their phones at the wheel, 26% of drivers think it's okay to use a phone while driving during an emergency, and 24% thought it should be legal at whilst waiting at traffic lights.
"Good news in the grand scheme of things for Surrey."
Louise Thomas is a car insurance expert at Confused.com - she explained what may be a possible reason for why people using their phone whilst driving.
"We're all living in a hyper connected world these days. And our data shows that most interactions are to read texts or accept a phone call So you probably think relatively quick actions you might not think they're distractions, but it's really not the case, it's still dangerous to do."
However, she also said that the numbers are relatively good for Surrey.
"Good news in the grand scheme of things for Surrey. We did see a decrease of around about 100 last year from the year before. It's pretty hard to understand the explanaations for why numbers go up and down, higher and lower. One thing for Surrey is you can see that it's far less than some areas of the country."