Looking at my and friends' local papers, apart from drink driving, most of those prosecuted seem to have been caught by camera (speeding, bus lane, etc.) or IT (untaxed, uninsured,etc.). There are a few mobile phone offences that does not reflect the number of people I see driving and using phones (often school run!) or tailgating (which seems ever more frequent and aggressive). Is it not time there was more real policing on the roads?

The number of traffic officers has been cut back severely - many forces having none at all having reallocated those officers to fast response general units. In addition, the traffic flow responsibilities have been handed over to Highways Agency in England, not Scotland and not sure about Wales/N Ireland - and local parking enforcement decriminalised and handed over to local councils (agian not in all areas).