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Legal
Ian Brown avoids driving ban
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 25 October 2011
The Stone Roses frontman has been fined £650 and been given six points on his drivers licence, but escaped a driving ban for speeding.
Chester Magistrates Court was told that on 25 Apr this year at around 12.30am, police observed Brown driving his Lexus at over 94mph for five miles on the M6 near Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, reaching a top speed of 105mph. Brown initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, but switched to a guilty plea shortly before the hearing.
His lawyer argued that a driving ban would cause him “insurmountable” problems in both seeing his son, who lives in London, and attending rehearsals with the now reunited The Stone Roses, the location of which was kept a secret.
As well as the fine and points, Brown was also told to pay prosecution costs of £300 and a £15 victims charge. Lucky he sold all those Stone Roses tickets last week, really.
