Mobile phone and seat belt camera now operational on Plymouth’s Embankment

12 November 2026

Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that the mobile phone and seat belt detection camera on Plymouth’s Embankment is now operational.

The camera is designed to identify motorists using mobile phones while driving or failing to wear a seat belt.

Police are reminding drivers to keep their phones away while behind the wheel and to ensure they are wearing a seat belt.

The force has urged motorists to take road safety seriously, warning that avoiding distractions and wearing a seat belt could save their own life or someone else’s.

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