Katie Price Gets Sixth Month Driving Ban

Katie Price, the 47-year-old reality television personality and author, has been disqualified from driving for six months following her conviction for failing to respond to police inquiries about a speeding incident. The ban, her seventh, stems from an event last October when a Ford Capri registered in her name was recorded traveling at 80 mph in a 70 mph zone on the A64 near Stutton village in North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire Police captured the violation at 3:03 p.m. on October 15, 2023, and sent letters to Price's home in West Sussex on October 20 and November 10, requesting confirmation of whether she was the driver. Authorities received no reply, leading to charges of speeding and failing to provide driver information. The case was handled through the Single Justice Procedure at Harrogate Magistrates' Court last week, a process that resolves minor offenses privately without a public hearing. Magistrate Claire Sagar found Price guilty on the failure-to-respond charge, imposing a £660 fine, £120 in court costs, and a £264 victim surcharge, for a total exceeding £1,000. Prosecutors later withdrew the speeding allegation.

This latest disqualification adds to Price's extensive...