Comic and actress Dawn French has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding in Plymouth last year. The Vicar of Debley 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 mile an hour limit. According to a report in the Daily Mail, she was clocked at 36 mph.
Dawn, whose address was noted as being in Calstock in south east Cornwall, was driving a Mini Clubman Cooper S Sport at the time. The court heard she had 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 incidents of driving offences, this took her over the 12 penalty point limit. As a consequence, she suffered an obligatory disqualification from driving for six months. In addition, she was fined £600 and ordered to pay £240 victim surcharge and £90 court costs.
Dawn French Receives Six-Month Driving Ban for Speeding in Plymouth