DRIVERS caught speeding outside a school in Warrington had to appear before pupils to explain their behaviour.

Police are clamping down on poor driving in April.

And on Thursday, officers stopped motorists caught above the 20mph speed limit outside a Warrington school.

They had to face a 'children's court' to be interrogated about their bad driving.

During April, the Cheshire Road Safety Group (CRSG) is carrying out a clamp-down on speeding across the county. Cheshire Police, Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service along with other partners of the CRSG are targeting speeding motorists in a bid to make the county’s roads safer.

The month-of-action will also be supported by police enforcement with the use of camera vans stationed in hot-spot areas across the county.

David Boyer, chairman of the Cheshire Road Safety Group and Director of Environment and Transport at Warrington Borough Council, said: “Throughout the course of the month-of action we aim to educate drivers on how to stay safe whilst on the road with police enforcing the law against those who actively choose to drive recklessly.

“It is important that everyone realises that speed limits are in place for a reason and that speeding can have devastating consequences.

“We hope that by having children speak directly to the drivers they will take away why it is so important they slow down and drive safely. Not just outside of schools during school hours, but on all journeys, on all roads, all of the time.”

Inspector for Cheshire Police’s Roads and Crime Unit, Anton Sullivan, said: “We are always extremely proactive in our crackdown of speeding drivers, and we have dealt with a significant number of motorists in the past 12 months. We do not do this for the sake of it, we do it to save people’s lives.

“It is absolutely crucial we engage with and educate motorists on how to use the roads safely - and enforce the law when they are not. If you speed in Cheshire, or commit any of the other Fatal 5 offences, we will take action.”