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Shane Warne: Cricket legend banned from driving | |
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Cricket legend Shane Warne has been banned from driving for 12 months after he admitted speeding. | |
The 50-year-old pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court to driving at 47mph in a 40mph zone in a hired Jaguar car in Kensington last August. | |
The Australian, who was not in court for the hearing, already had 15 penalty points on his licence for five speeding offences from April 2016. | |
He was also ordered to pay a total of £1,845 to the court. | He was also ordered to pay a total of £1,845 to the court. |
Deputy District Judge Adrian Turner told the court: "It may well be that none on its own were particularly serious but for points disqualification purposes the triviality of the offences is not to be taken into account. | Deputy District Judge Adrian Turner told the court: "It may well be that none on its own were particularly serious but for points disqualification purposes the triviality of the offences is not to be taken into account. |
"A period of 12 months is necessary for the purposes I have mentioned." | "A period of 12 months is necessary for the purposes I have mentioned." |
Warne, of Little Venice, west London, is regarded as one of the best bowlers in cricket history. The Australia leg-spinner took 708 wickets in 145 Tests between 1992 and 2007. | |
He was ordered to pay £775 in costs, fined £900, and must pay a surcharge of £170. | He was ordered to pay £775 in costs, fined £900, and must pay a surcharge of £170. |
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