Katie Price Receives Seventh Driving Ban for 80mph Speeding Violation
Katie Price has been handed a six-month driving ban after failing to reply to police letters about an 80mph speeding incident. The decision marks her seventh driving ban since her first disqualification in 2010.
Details of the roadside incident
A Ford Capri registered in Price’s name was recorded by a speed camera on the A64. The vehicle was clocked on a 70mph limit stretch near Stutton, North Yorkshire, at 3.03pm on 15 October last year.
Police sent an initial letter five days later. A reminder followed, but no reply was received.
Court process and penalties
The case was handled under the Single Justice Procedure. This process deals with some criminal matters without an open court hearing.
Magistrate Claire Sagar, sitting at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court, found Price guilty of failing to provide driver identification. The speeding charge was later withdrawn by police.
She was ordered to pay a £660 fine, £120 in costs, and a £264 victim surcharge. The court also imposed a six-month driving ban.
Legal context and records
Records do not indicate whether the court knew of previous penalty points. It is also unclear if she was offered a chance to contest an additional ban during the private procedure.
Past convictions and wider issues
Price, 47, lives in West Sussex. Her driving record has previously drawn strong rebukes from judges.
In 2021, she received a 16-week suspended prison sentence for drink-driving while disqualified and uninsured. A judge at that hearing called her driving history among the worst they had seen.
Financial and insurance consequences
Price has faced bankruptcy proceedings in recent years. Bankruptcies registered in 2019 and 2024 have since been discharged.
She remains under a court order to repay creditors until February 2027. At a hearing last October, a judge urged her to curb an “extravagant pattern of expenditure.”
She has also said she struggles to obtain car insurance because of her driving convictions.
Context for readers
- The vehicle was recorded at 80mph on a 70mph limit stretch.
- The initial police letter was sent five days after the incident.
- Penalties total more than £1,000 in fines and surcharges.
- Her cumulative bans now exceed six years in length.
Filmogaz.com will continue to follow developments in the case. The incident adds to Price’s long-running legal and financial troubles.
