TIME is running out for drivers who use their mobile telephones while on the move.

Swindon traffic police and colleagues from throughout the country are planning an awareness and enforcement campaign throughout the town and along the M4. The use of mobile telephones while driving is a major cause of accidents and near misses.

Swindon Police spokeswoman Alvina Kumar said officers were in the early stages of planning the campaign, which is expected to begin towards the end of August.