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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ted Hennessey

Richard Ashcroft banned from driving for six months after speeding

Richard Ashcroft, the musician who rose to fame fronting The Verve, has been disqualified from driving for six months and ordered to pay nearly £3,000 after being caught speeding.

Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday that Ashcroft, 54, was driving a green 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class on February 19 last year when he was recorded travelling 8mph over the 40mph limit on the elevated section of the M4 in Brentford, west London.

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