A businessman repeatedly caught speeding in his Range Rover has received a six week road ban after claiming a lengthy disqualification would ruin his son's dreams of playing Premier League Football.
Philip Davies, 50, had faced a minimum six month ban under the totting up procedure, after a speed camera caught his £50,000 car travelling at 37mph and 39mph in a 30mph zone.
The company director already had 13 points on his driving license after he was caught. He claimed he needed his license as his 13-year-old son had a two year contract with the Academy squad at Burnley FC, and needed a lift to and from matches.
Davies, who lives in a £1.5m mansion in Cheshire, said his son was "not in the position" to get public transport, and that a
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