Gary Neville has apologised after revealing that he is set to be banned from driving for speeding. The former Manchester United defender has picked up over 12 points on his licence and will now be banned for at least six months.
Neville, 47, said he had been caught driving at 35mph to 40mph in a 30mph zone. Neville made the admission on Twitter while responding to political journalist Paul Waugh, who relayed some alleged quotes from an unnamed Government official about the Partygate scandal.
Boris Johnson recently received a fine for attending a birthday celebration at Downing Street during lockdown and there are reports he could be due further reprimands. “If you’re caught speeding at 35mph four times, that doesn’t mean that you were speeding at 140mph.
It doesn’t mean that you really endangered life because the cumulative effect of all your speeding in 30mph zones amounts to 140pmh, does it?” a government source told The i as a comparison for Johnson’s situation. “It may be a neat mathematical trick, but it’s morally and legalistically not the case.
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