MOTORISTS across Dorset are being warned that they could be fined up to £1,000 if they use social media to highlight speed camera locations.

Alerting other drivers of mobile speed cameras on Facebook and Twitter will now be deemed a criminal offence.

Whilst flashing your headlights to convey a message to fellow drivers is in breach of the Highway Code, sharing locations of speed cameras online can also land you in hot water.

By highlighting speed camera locations on social media, motorists are potentially breaching section 89 of the Police Act 1997.

This law was designed to penalise a person who 'wilfully obstructs' a constable in the execution of his or her duty.
If found to have broken this law, a motorist could receive a one-month prison sentence or a fine of up to £1,000.