The 59-year-old Alan Partridge star had been behind the wheel of a Range Rover on the M6 in July 29 last year when he was clocked at the unacceptable speed.
Actor Steve Coogan has used his hit show The Trip as an excuse to swerve a driving ban after he was caught doing 97mph.
This time round he has written to court pleading not to be disqualified as he pointed out he was expected to appear on The Trip with Welsh actor and comedian Rob Brydon. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan in The Trip. The actor has used the show as an excuse to swerve a driving ban after he was caught doing 97mph
He added the past penalty points on his licence would be due to expire in August 2025 and insisted he had stuck to speed limits since the incident.The offence happened just before midnight on the northbound side of the M6 just before Junction 12 for Telford. But the motoring enthusiast already had nine points from previous motoring offences and a further three points would have meant he would have had 12 points and faced an automatic six-month ban under the totting up procedure.Brydon and Coogan in The Trip to Spain. The hit show The Trip was first broadcast in 2010 and currently has four series
'You couldn't put him on a train because that is not who he is - it's part of his character that he drives.'
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