Freddie Flintoff escapes driving ban for speeding in Bentley

Millionaire cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has escaped a driving ban for speeding in his Bentley - after arguing 'exceptional hardship'.

Flintoff was flashed by a camera doing 87mph on the M6, near Linstock, Cumbria on January 28 this year.

He already had nine points for speeding and was in danger of an automatic ban with another three points after admitting being behind the wheel, Carlisle Magistrates' Court heard.

But JPs accepted a ban would amount to 'exceptional hardship' because of the effect on others who rely on the 36-year-old's extensive charity work and the privacy of his three children.

Instead, the former England cricket captain, caught speeding four times in the last three years, was given the three points on his licence and fined £330 but allowed to keep driving.

His solicitor Michael Neofytou, told the court a ban would also affect his TV work - with the defendant due to be filming a show tomorrow in Northern Ireland, a 'road trip' where he drives a fish and chips van powered by the van's cooking fat.

So it's 1 law for the rich and another for the rest of us.He should have received a ban - the same as everyone else. He has the money to pay for a chauffeur.
Flintoff LETOFF..?? unacceptable.(Sry if that was some bad humor..)

I fully agree, bala. This is unacceptable. The law is the law and he has continued to break the law, yet all he receives is what amounts to a slap on the wrist. A £330 fine is a joke. His reckless driving is putting other people in harms way.

4 times in 3 years is not bad :

I got a worse speeding record  :-[