Paul Scholes banned from driving for speeding
The former Manchester United player banned after speeding twice in two days.
Former Manchester United footballer Paul Scholes has been banned from driving for six months due to two speeding convictions within two days. On March 3, while driving a Range Rover on the A649 Halifax Road near Cleckheaton in West Yorkshire, Scholes was caught speeding at just after 23:30 BST. On November 14, his Mercedes broke the speed limit on the A670 Mossley Road near Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, with police noting no reply to two letters sent to his home.
At Bradford Magistrates Court on August 12, he received a six-month driving ban, six penalty points on his license, and additional fines. At Manchester Magistrates Court the following day, he was convicted in his absence without entering pleas to either charge. The fines, costs, and court fees for the criminal cases totaled £1,472.
Police said Scholes could not be offered an out-of-court settlement with a speed awareness course due to his repeated offenses.
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