Almost 160 people were caught flouting the 20mph speed limit by driving above 24mph in St Giles on Wednesday.

In an hour-and-a-half operation, 159 offences were recorded by officers, the fastest being 45mph.

In a similar operation at 8am in Botley Road, 25 speeding tickets were issued, a car without a tax disc or or MoT was seized and a driver was found putting on make-up using the rear view mirror while driving.

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