EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick enjoyed showing off his plush new Mercedes months after his driving driving ban for speeding lifted.
The 28-year-old had been getting into the festive spirit by lip synching to Band Aid's tune Do They Know It's Christmas in the vehicle while it was stopped.
Up until March this year Jamie, who has played Jay Brown in the BBC soap for the last 15 years, had to get the bus to work.
Jamie was clocked speeding in his Mercedes at 52mph on a 30mph road in Romford, east London in May last year.
But his driving ban was cut from six months to two months after his lawyer argued that he was unable to take public transport in case he is recognised.
Jamie admitted speeding and his case was heard in a closed court hearing known as a Single Justice Procedure on December 1, last year.
He was then given six penalty points at Romford Magistrates’ Court on January 31.
Croydon Nightingale Court heard the actor was banned as he already had six points on his licence, so was over the maximum number of points which is 12.
He was banned from driving for six months and fined £660, and a further £166 in court costs.
Jamie successfully appealed his sentence in March, with his lawyers explaining he takes his great aunt and uncle who are “like grandparents to him” to hospital appointments.
Alex Owen, representing Jamie, said: “Mr Borthwick is working at the moment. He is currently paying for himself to arrange transport to and from work at a considerable cost to himself.
"Having spoken to him this morning he tells me both his great uncle and great uncle’s wife - the closest thing he has to grandparents - are both ill.
“They are both 75. His uncle’s wife has around four hospital appointments a week mostly in London - too far for them to travel.
“His great uncle is waiting for an operation to his knee, having been a labourer for most of his life.
“He is driving to appointments and has been told by his doctor he should not be driving.
“His family and two sisters are all working full time or in education. They have been managing for the past month with the great uncle’s driving getting worse.
“In those circumstances because of his flexible working hours he’s the best person and available person to take them to appointments. Particularly when his uncle has the operation he won't be able to drive for some time.
“Mr Borthwick does attend a number of charitable appearances. For the most part he’s responsible for his own travel to and from those appearances and as he is not able to drive he is not able to do those.
“He has issues with public transport and being recognised and not all of those encounters have been favourable.”
Granting the appeal, Recorder Richard Thomas said: “Mr Borthwick stop speeding”, to which Jamie nodded.
