Steve Coogan Reveals He’s Filming New Season Of ‘The Trip’ In Plea To Avoid Driving Ban
deadline.comSteve Coogan has revealed that he is filming a new season of comedy The Trip in a bid to avoid being banned from driving. The Philomena actor wrote to a British court to argue against the driving disqualification because it would jeopardize The Trip‘s plans to shoot this summer and put crew members out of work.
Coogan’s letter, obtained by The Standard newspaper, followed him being caught driving at 97mph on a UK freeway on July 29 last year.
The Standard said Birmingham magistrates court listened to Coogan’s plea and handed him five penalty points, leaving him one short of a ban.
He was ordered to pay a £3,590 fine and other costs. “I am due to appear in a well-established TV series called The Trip (with Rob Brydon) which as the title suggests requires me to drive.
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