Comic and actress Dawn French has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding in Plymouth last year.
The Vicar of Dibley and Delicious star, whose mother founded the Trevi Project charity in Plymouth, did not attend the sentencing hearing at Plymouth Magistrates' Court on September 7.
Court records showed she was caught by a speed camera on Mannamead Road in Plymouth on June 11, 2025, travelling in excess of the 30 mph limit. According to a report in the Daily Mail, she was clocked at 36 mph.
French, whose address was noted as Calstock in south east Cornwall, was driving a Mini Clubman Cooper S Sport at the time. The court heard she admitted the offence.
District Judge Stuart Smith said the 68-year-old's driving record would be endorsed with three penalty points. However, due to repeated driving offences, this took her over the 12 point limit, resulting in an obligatory six-month disqualification.
She was also fined £600, and ordered to pay a £240 victim surcharge and £90 court costs.
Dawn French Banned from Driving for Six Months