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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Steve Coogan avoids lengthy driving ban after pleading need to film The Trip

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in summer clothing at by the stone columns of a Greek ruin
Steve Coogan with Rob Brydon in 2020’s The Trip to Greece. Photograph: Andy Hall

The actor and comedian Steve Coogan has avoided a six-month driving ban after being caught speeding at 97mph, arguing it would prevent him from filming a new series of his TV show The Trip.

Coogan, 59, was captured travelling over the 70mph speed limit in a Range Rover on the M6 near Telford in Shropshire on 29 July last year.

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