A TAXI driver with a phone in his hand. A woman on her mobile with a young child in the car.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.

The pair are among the motorists captured using their phones behind the wheel this week.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.

The Daily Echo snapped the nine drivers flouting the law and endangering lives on Bournemouth's Wessex Way.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.

All of the vehicles pictured were moving in traffic at the time.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.

The Echo has been campaigning against drivers using mobile phones while driving for several years.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.

We have pictured hundreds of drivers using their phones and featured them in galleries in a bid to highlight road safety issues.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.

Using a phone or a sat nav when driving or riding a motorbike is illegal. Those caught breaking the law can be issued with six points or a £200 fine.

Bournemouth Echo:

Drivers who passed their test within two years of the offence will lose their licence.

Bournemouth Echo: Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.Drivers spotted using mobile phones while travelling along the A338 Wessex Way under the Richmond Hill flyover.