<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thousands of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="New South Wales"><span>New South Wales</span></a><span> drivers are using astonishing excuses in an attempt to dodge mobile phone fines.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three out of every four mobile phone court cases are being thrown out in court, with some claiming the item was a Kit Kat, banana or a calculator.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are 50 fixed cameras set up across the state and countless mobile cameras.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/eastern-creek-crash-man-dies-after-race-roll-over/07754e60-a981-4e13-aa44-1f2e1c6f4504"><strong><span>Tragedy as racecar driver dies in Eastern Creek crash</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cameras are catching one out of every 957 drivers using a mobile phone while driving.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Many turn up to court to find a magistrate has a high resolution image of the offence, with the make of the phone often visible.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The string of cases has prompted a warning from Transport for NSW authorities for drivers to stay off their phones.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/surprising-excuses-drivers-use-to-get-out-of-mobile-phone-fines/ac4045bd-4940-4c32-b166-b8a408130ff8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-rose-bay-crash-allegedly-drunk-driver-crashes-rolls-royce-mercedes/f09200d7-8981-47d8-8ea6-109f4446be19"><strong><span>Young woman allegedly crashes Rolls Royce into Kyle Sandilands' chauffeur while drunk</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/02/11/12/48/nsw-highest-speeds-clocked-by-cameras-2024"><img alt="Number eight Woolloomooloo" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/8vYQef9bk1DV3FvvrjSeVvb5luI=/0x126:718x530/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc272654a-123b-44b3-8204-b8f0ef94e406" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/8vYQef9bk1DV3FvvrjSeVvb5luI=/0x126:718x530/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc272654a-123b-44b3-8204-b8f0ef94e406 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/61MZhs2zzzdm6lALXbkiDejr-vs=/0x126:718x530/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc272654a-123b-44b3-8204-b8f0ef94e406 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Top 10 highest speeds clocked by NSW cameras in 2024 revealed</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/02/11/12/48/nsw-highest-speeds-clocked-by-cameras-2024">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Drivers caught by a mobile phone detection camera in NSW will be fined $423 and lose five demerit points.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fine increases to $562 when the offence takes place in a school zone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Further penalties apply if the driver is caught during a double demerits period.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Revenue raised from mobile phone fines goes into a fund to pay for road safety initiatives.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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