Controversial comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded guilty to a string of driving offences, including speeding at 95mph on the M4 motorway. He was also found guilty of driving at 37mph in a 30mph zone. Brand, who did not attend the hearing, was fined £3,457 and received a total of eight penalty points.
The controversial comedian and actor, 49, was caught driving his Mini at 95mph on the M4 motorway on June 16 last year near Slough in Berkshire, breaking the 70mph limit. He also drove the Mini at 37mph in a 30mph zone in Shiplake, near his Oxfordshire home on March 23, High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard.
District Judge Arvind Sharma fined him a total of £3,457 for the offences after the guilty pleas were entered by his lawyer. In court papers obtained by The Standard in relation to one of the speeding charges and one allegation of failing to answer a police letter, it was said a Mini registered to the actor was caught allegedly going 37mph in a 30mph zone near his Oxfordshire home. His lawyer asked for no pleas to be entered against any of the charges.
RUSSELL BRAND DRIVING OFFENCES SPEEDING COURT ACTOR
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