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.