SIX drivers have been fined a total of £1,600 by the courts for using a mobile phone while driving the district's streets.

The highest level of fine was £660 and one motorist was even banned from driving for six months due to repeat offending.

All the cases took place at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court between April 15 and April 28.

Carmelo Francesco Marzullo, 35, of no fixed address, was caught driving on Rushton Road, Bradford using a hand-held mobile on August 6, 2020. He was fined £220 and received six points on his licence.

Sajid Sheikh, 32, of Dark Lane, Mount Pleasant, Batley, was caught driving while using a hand-held mobile phone at Forster Square Retail Park on July 16, 2020. He was fined £660 and gained six points on his licence.

Amjid Raj, 44, of Swallow Street, Keighley, was charged with using a mobile phone while driving on Grace Street in Keighley, on May 8, 2020. He was fined £220, received six points on his licence and was banned from driving for six months due to repeat offending.

Javed-Ur Rehman, 57, of Maidstone Street, Bradford, was charged with using a mobile while driving on Gracechurch Street in Bradford, and was fined £68, with six points on his licence.

Mohammed Zain, 23, of Wheatlands Crescent, Bradford, was caught using a mobile while driving on Lilycroft Road, Bradford, on March 22, 2020.

He was fined £220 and received six points on his licence.

Mohsin Akhtar, 25, of Upper Rushton Road, Bradford, was caught using a hand-held mobile while driving on Thornbury Drive, Bradford, on September 19, 2020. He was fined £220 and received six points on his licence.

Each driver also had to pay a victim surcharge of £32 to £66 and costs of between £85 and £90.