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Bankrupt Katie Price fined £880 after driving without licence & insurance

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Ex-glamour model banned from roads at the time after BMW crash
Ex-glamour model banned from roads at the time after BMW crash

KATIE Price been fined £880 after she was caught driving without a licence or insurance in the latest in a long line of motoring offences.

The reality star, 45, was captured on CCTV in a Range Rover on August 2 while driving on the A14 bypass in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

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She was banned from driving at the timeCredit: Getty

Price was due to appear at Northampton Magistrates' Court charged with driving without insurance and without a valid driver’s licence.

The case went ahead in her absence instead today and she was found guilty of both counts by JPs.

Price was fined £880, as well as a £352 victim surcharge and £620 court costs - totalling £1,852.

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She was also handed eight points on her licence - bringing the total she now has to 11 - but she was not banned from driving.

Price, who was declared bankrupt in 2019, has 28 days to pay the amount.

The former glamour model was banned from the road in December 2021 after being slapped with a two-year driving ban.

It came after she flipped her BMW in a drink-driving crash in Horsham, West Sussex, while heading to see a pal.

The court heard how she was seen on CCTV getting out of a bronze Range Rover at an M&S petrol station.

One cop on the forecourt recognised her as a "media personality" and reported her over suspicions she was on a driving ban at the time.

Prosecutor Cheryl Burridge said: "Officers on patrol were stopped at the services when they saw the vehicle arrive at the fuel pumps.

"She excited the vehicle. At that moment the officer recognises Miss Price.

"The vehicle was a gold Range Rover. She exits the fuel station and the male gets into the drivers seat.

"The vehicle activated an ANPR camera and the photos appear to show Miss Price driving due to her distinctive clothing."

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A mystery man then got behind the wheel when they returned, it was said.

In the last ten years, Price has been banned from driving a total of six times.

Price was handed a 16-week prison sentence suspended for a year, 100 hours community service and ordered to attend 20 rehab sessions for the BMW crash.

The ban was slashed by 24 weeks last April after she underwent a drink-drive reduction course.

But Price was reported to have had her licence medically revoked weeks later - meaning she was not allowed to drive at the time of her latest offence.

Just last month, she was ordered to pay £398 in fines and costs after being convicted of speeding and driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

The mum-of-five was clocked breaking the 70mph speed limit on a dual carriageway in a black Infiniti FX50.

It comes as Price continues to fight bankruptcy after running up debts of £3.2million.

She is battling to save her so-called Mucky Mansion from being seized and is next due in court in April.

Price is currently in a relationship with JJ Slater, who appeared on Married At First Sight.

The couple recently looked loved-up as they headed on a date night to a country music festival at the O2 in London.

Price was handed a suspended sentence following the crash
Price was handed a suspended sentence following the crashCredit: Instagram
Price is currently dating Married At First Sight star JJ Slater
Price is currently dating Married At First Sight star JJ SlaterCredit: Instagram

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