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From May to August 2026 inclusive, 123,930 offences involving the ban on mobile phone use on the roads were detected, 56.2 per cent more than a year earlier. According to Rijksoverheid, that increase is entirely due to the use of phone-detection cameras.
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The count includes offences involving the ban on mobile phone use while cycling and driving. In the same months of 2025, 79,329 were detected. Rijksoverheid does not provide separate figures for cyclists and motorists. [1]
The government attributes the entire increase to phone-detection cameras. These cameras along main roads automatically check whether drivers are holding a mobile phone or another electronic device while driving. According to the report, around forty were in use on 24 September. There are due to be fifty by the end of 2026. The news report provides no breakdown by enforcement method that would allow the explanation for the increase to be checked separately. [1]
From May to August inclusive, the CJIB recorded a total of 2,770,296 offences under the Administrative Enforcement of Traffic Regulations Act, also known as the Mulder Act. For the same period in 2025, Rijksoverheid reports 2,653,358 penalty notices sent out.
The difference between those totals is around 4.4 per cent. However, the source describes the figures differently: as recorded offences for 2026 and as penalty notices sent out for 2025. Moreover, these figures do not cover all types of traffic offence. [1]
The higher figures do not in themselves show that road users broke the rules more often. According to Rijksoverheid, the growth in the number of automated checks explains part of the overall increase. [1]
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