David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months and been ordered to pay a £750 fine after being caught using his phone while driving.
Wearing a sharp grey suit and tie for his appearance at Bromley Magistrates Court today, the former England captain was given six points on his driving licence and banned.
He was banned from the roads by District Judge Catherine Moore, who added six points to his licence which already had six points on it from two previous speeding offences.
Beckham, 44, showed no reaction as the sentenced was passed down.
Hours later, his wife Victoria was pictured leaving The Mark hotel in New York with a glum look on her face.
She was wearing an outfit from her own collection, choosing a checked shirt which was tucked into a black pleated skirt which had a grey waistband. Meanwhile, her ex-football star husband appeared in court in the UK where he confirmed his name as David Robert Joseph Beckham and gave his address as Holland Park, London.
Judge Moore ordered Beckham to stand up and then said: ‘I take into account it was slow moving traffic but that’s no excuse.
‘It still creates a risk to others. I disqualify you for six months and that starts immediately. That’s no driving a car or a motorcycle for a period of six months.’
She warned him that if he drove while disqualified it would be another offence.
He was fined £750 and had to pay prosecution costs of £100. Upon leaving the hearing Beckham, who had arrived at court in a chauffeur driven black Range Rover, got back into the car and departed without speaking to the press.
