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Comedy Star Dawn French Banned From Driving After Fourth Speeding Offence
French pleaded guilty after a camera clocked her at 36 mph, and the court added three points before the mandatory ban.
- On Monday, comedian and actress Dawn French received a six-month driving ban at Plymouth Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to exceeding a 30 mph speed limit.
- The 68-year-old had already accumulated nine penalty points before this offence, and the violation pushed French past the 12-point threshold that triggers mandatory disqualification.
- District Judge Stuart Smith fined French £600 and ordered her to pay a £240 victim surcharge and £90 in court costs for driving a Mini Clubman Cooper S Sport on Mannamead Road in Plymouth.
- French was absent from the sentencing hearing on Monday; because the disqualification exceeds 56 days, she must apply to the DVLA for a new licence to resume driving.
- Best known for playing Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, French resides in Calstock and joins actress Emma Watson in facing high-profile speeding bans.
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Dawn French given driving ban for latest speeding offence
·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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The Independent (US)Dawn French banned from driving for six months for speeding
The Vicar of Dibley star, 68, was caught breaking a 30mph speed limit by a camera last July
·London, United Kingdom
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