For using phone at wheel, Beckham gets six-month driving ban

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David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months for using his mobile phone while driving his Bentley in the West End of London.


The football star, 43, previously pleaded guilty to using the device while driving in Great Portland Street, after a member of the public spotted him on 21 November.

Beckham was told by district judge Catherine Moore that he would be disqualified, as she gave him six points to add to the six he already had for speeding matters.

Prosecutor Matthew Spratt said Beckham was photographed by a member of public as he drove in “slowly moving” traffic while holding a phone.

He said: “Instead of looking straight forward, paying attention to the road, he appeared to be looking at his lap.”

He added: “He [the witness] says that the defendant was operating a handheld device at knee level. At that moment a photograph was taken.

“The defendant was holding the mobile phone in the upright position.”

Gerrard Tyrrell, mitigating, said his client was travelling slowly and has “no recollection of the day in question or this particular incident”.

He added: “There is no excuse for what took place but his view is as he cannot remember ... he’s going to plead guilty and that’s what he’s done.”

Beckham was also fined £750, ordered to pay £100 to prosecution costs and a £75 surcharge fee within seven days.