A selection of excuses given to the team from drivers * A new driver was stopped holding his phone up to his ear, his immediate excuse was “I wasn’t on the phone, I was listening to the cricket” – it didn’t impress the officers.

* An elderly driver was stopped for not wearing his seatbelt and argued with officers “I always wear my seatbelt and I’m law-abiding and never do anything wrong.” A driving licence check exposed the truth as he already has nine points on his licence and was driving without his glasses.

* A woman was stopped speeding commented “I knew you would catch me one day, I’m always speeding through here.”

* One car was stopped as the two passengers were not wearing seatbelts. The driver of the vehicle found this very funny...up until it was pointed out his tax had expired so he was also issued with a ticket.

* A woman was stopped in a 30mph zone in Wimborne and couldn’t believe that she was going to receive a ticket as she was doing just over 30mph... 48mph to be precise.