Nick Knowles fined £1,500 and banned from driving for six months for speeding and using mobile at the wheel

Bonnie Christian12 June 2019
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DIY SOS host Nick Knowles has been banned from driving for six months and fined almost £1,500 for speeding and using his mobile phone at the wheel.

The presenter and former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant appeared at the Cheltenham Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

Knowles, 56, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, previously admitted two driving offences.

The charges state he exceeded 70mph in a Range Rover on the A417 Brockworth Bypass at junction 11A of the M5 on January 28.

Nick Knowles arrives at court
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He was also using a handheld mobile phone while driving at the same place on the same date, court documents say.

Knowles pleaded guilty to the two offences on May 8.

He previously told The Sun: "I was advised by some people to get a top lawyer and contest this, but I've held my hands up, said I'm guilty (in writing) and will be going to court next week for sentencing.

"I'm expecting to get a ban from driving and I will absolutely accept that because what I did was wrong."

He added: "It's all too easy to drive a bit too fast or read or send a text, but let me be the lesson to everyone, it's not OK."

Knowles, 56, told the newspaper that he now puts his phone in the boot of his car before he gets behind the wheel.

"I have Bluetooth and can answer calls, but it's out of reach," the presenter said.

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