A team of RGP Traffic officers targeted rush hour traffic last night and this morning and reported 15 motorists for speeding.

Officers stationed themselves at both ends of Kingsway Tunnel from 5pm last night and 7am this morning.

The motorists were all caught speeding between 70 and 85kph – well above the 50kph limit.

Each motorist was fined £300 and received three points on their licence.

This morning the officers also identified five motorcyclists who rode their vehicles through the pedestrian walkway of Kingsway Tunnel, in order to avoid the traffic caused by the fire at the old Coviran on Devil’s Tower Road on 9 February.

Each motorcyclist was fined £300 and received two points on their licence for the offence of Contravention of Traffic Sign.

Officers still have seven more motorcyclists to locate for this offence.