POLICE have issued speeding tickets in a village as part of a county-wide operation.

Officers caught three drivers speeding and another using a mobile phone in the village of Duncton, near Chichester.

A police spokesman said the traffic stops on Saturday, June 25, were part of Sussex-wide operation.

“We continue to target driving offences as part of Operation Downsway,” he said. ”Officers have been conducting speed checks in Duncton.

“Three drivers were caught speeding and one using a mobile phone.

“All have been reported and will received points and fines.”

Earlier this month, officers caught five drivers not wearing a seatbelt, and a further two driving while using a mobile phone in a single hour in Lewes.

At the start of April, Sussex Police launched Operation Downsway in an attempt to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured and to target antisocial and dangerous motorists.

Using a variety of tactics including the latest technology in automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and drones, Sussex Police aims to reduce the fatal five factors.

In the first two weekends of April, officers responded and completed 108 traffic offence reports or conditional fixed penalty notices.

Eight arrests were made and a further 19 motorists were reported for summons.

Meanwhile, officers also issued 20 warnings for antisocial driving, while five vehicles were seized for either insurance or licence offences.

At the time, Superintendent James Collis added: “We know that the fatal five offences are the main factors that cause serious road traffic collisions.

“Which is why we simply will not tolerate the small minority of people who drive or ride anti-socially through the county, putting the safety of others at risk and therefore have a comprehensive plan to target those who do so.”