Almost two-thirds of motorists saw at least one driver using a mobile phone while driving during their last hour on the road, a RAC survey has found.
The research, which questioned 2,120 motorists, suggests the problem of using phones illegally while driving has grown worse.
Some 6% of those polled reported seeing between five and seven drivers breaking the law.
Only 26% of people polled reported seeing no wrongdoing.
A RAC spokesman said: "Thirteen years after the introduction of the current law forbidding use of a hand-held phone at the wheel of a vehicle, this behaviour is far from being stamped out.
"In fact, the results of our research suggests the problem has got worse rather than better.
"Using a hand-held phone should be regarded as being as socially unacceptable as drinking and driving."
The Government is currently examining responses to a consultation held earlier this year which proposed tougher penalties for drivers who break the law.
MPs are considering raising the number of penalty points for those caught from three to four.
Fines may also be increased by 50%, to £150.
The use of a mobile phone was a contributing factor in 21 fatal accidents in 2014, according to Department for Transport statistics for Britain.
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