Model Katie Price Overturns Road Ban

Price Arriving At Croydon Crown Court

Model Katie Price was celebrating a rare court victory today after winning an appeal and having a twelve month driving ban overturned.

She convinced Croydon Crown Court she never received two speeding tickets sent to her new address.

Price, 34, of Wincaves Farm, Worthing Road, Horsham had originally been convicted at Bromley Magistrates' Court of failing to give identification regarding a driver's identity as required after her white Range Rover was caught on camera speeding through London on September 5 and 6, last year.

She was fined £400, with £350 costs, plus a £15 victim surcharge and her licence, which already had six penalty points, was endorsed with another six penalty points, triggering the twelve-month ban.

However, today's decision by Judge Daniel Flahive, sitting with two magistrates, overturned that conviction and Price will also have all her legal costs paid.

"The prosecution have satisfied the court that service did take place," he announced. "The burden then shifts to the defendant that it had not been received.

"Having considered the evidence we find that on the balance of probability we are not satisfied that she did receive the documentation."

Price told the court her mother opens all of her mail and anything of a legal nature is passed on to her solicitor.

Her mother, Amy Price, also gave evidence that if the speeding tickets had been received copies would have been made and they would have been forwarded to the lawyer.

"We found the appellant's mother gave convincing evidence and we accept the evidence of Katie Price that this is something she allows others to do for her."

Price also told the court she was attending a book-signing in Oxfordshire on the day her vehicle was caught speeding and described the Range Rover as a vehicle she never drives, but lends to friends.

The speeding notices were sent to a new home she was renovating on September 12, plus reminders on November 10, but she insisted she only became aware of the issue after receiving a court summons for failing to respond.