Overview
- Sussex Police put an Acusensus camera network into service this week to spot handheld phone use or missing seatbelts inside moving cars.
- The units shoot high-definition images through windscreens with an infrared flash that drivers cannot see, and they run nonstop in all weather.
- Software screens each image for a likely offence, then a trained reviewer at Sussex Police checks it before any notice goes out.
- Using a phone while driving can bring a £200 fine with six licence points, while some seatbelt cases may be steered to an awareness course.
- Leaders point to a 2024 Sussex trial that logged 458 offences in seven days as the evidence base for countywide deployment.