An increase of 8% on 2020.
Nearly 22,500 people got penalty points for holding a mobile phone while driving last year.
According to freedom of information figures, it's an increase of 8 per cent on 2020.
Over 224,000 penalty point notices were issued for several different driving offences last year.
That's nearly 27,000 more than the previous year.
Holding a mobile phone while driving can lead to at least three penalty points.
22,485 penalty point notices issued for this offence last year, nearly 1,700 more than in 2020.
A learner driver can get up to four penalty points for not being accompanied by a fully qualifier motorist.
5,755 penalty point notices were issued for this offence last year - an increase of 35 per cent on 2020.
Just under 11,000 drivers were disqualified from driving last year - over 2,600 more than the previous year.
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