Helen Flanagan appeared in court today (Image: PA)
has been handed a six-month driving ban after her vehicle was caught speeding on two separate occasions within 16 days.
The ex- actress, aged 34, appeared at Wirral Magistrates’ Court with her partner and faced charges for not providing information to identify the driver of her Audi Q7 when it was snapped speeding on July 10 and July 26 around Liverpool.
The mother of three, accompanied by her boyfriend Robbie Talbot, arrived at court looking chic in a black outfit, her blonde hair flowing freely, and clutching a designer handbag, with Robbie by her side.
In her initial court appearance, Helen pointed the finger at Robbie, claiming she was “too busy as a working single mum” to recall if she had seen the legal documents. “I’m so confused. My life would be unbelievably difficult without a driving licence,” she expressed to the magistrate.
She further stated: “I said to my boyfriend, you need to reply to this. I was not driving the car at the time and I said you need to sort it. I was annoyed. It was not me who had the points.”
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Helen arrived at court with her boyfriend Robbie (Image: PA)
She was then questioned about her actual engagement with the court papers, reports .
In her plea to the court, she expressed the challenges of her life, saying: “I am a single mum. I have three children, I work constantly. I cannot remember. I am a busy working single mum. I cannot remember.
“I do not do my paperwork. I literally get my dad to do my paperwork. Yes, I think I did because I was worried if I could drive my car or not. But I cannot remember. I am really confused, I do not understand. But my boyfriend has got paperwork which shows that he responded.”
JP Derek Aspinwall reminded her that being busy is common, yet she insisted on her stance.
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Flanagan has been banned from driving for six months (Image: PA)
She further explained to the court: “I cannot remember. My dad was really cross. We were sorting this out. I got my boyfriend to sort it out. It’s not my fault. I said ‘you need to sort it out’.
“Maybe I have missed some paperwork, I do not know. I have not actually done anything wrong. I have not done anything. My life would be unbelievably difficult without a driving licence. I do everything right. I have got three kids.”
Robbie told the justices: “I responded on Helen’s behalf. She signed all the paperwork. I showed her what I was saying and she signed it. I have got it here. I have got the correspondence that we sent. It was Helen that replied – I looked over it and she signed all the documents.
“I have responded on all three occasions. I have got evidence of that. I have responded in every way we have possible. We spoke to three different colleagues on three different occasions and we responded promptly.”
The prosecution remarked that they had yet to receive any documents, while Helen was cautioned that she could be looking at a driving disqualification, with each offence incurring six penalty points. Mr Aspinwall warned her: “It was your responsibility to get back to the chief constable. On the next occasion, it is for a sentence. On that date you could be losing your driving licence.”