David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught using his phone behind the wheel.
The ex-Manchester United star admitted using the device while driving along Great Portland Street in the West End of London.
Beckham, 43, has been disqualified for six months after receiving six points and he was fined £750.
The former footballer arrived at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday wearing a dark grey suit.
His case was considered at the same court last month, through an administrative process known as a single justice procedure, which is not open to the press or public.
The procedure was introduced across England and Wales in 2015 as a means of freeing up court time by allowing magistrates to quickly deal with low-level offences which do not warrant prison sentences.
But the hearing was adjourned to the same court on Thursday "to show cause".
Scotland Yard previously said the father-of-four had pleaded guilty by post.
Two months before he was reported for the offence, Beckham was criticised after avoiding prosecution on a speeding charge because of a technicality.
Enlisting the services of celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, who is dubbed "Mr Loophole", Beckham accepted he drove a loaned Bentley at 59mph in a 40mph zone in West London in January last year.
But he did not face further action because a notice of intended prosecution (NIP) was not received until one day after the statutory 14-day time limit.
Beckham was sent another NIP for the latest incident and was charged on February 5, according to court staff who were unable to access details of a plea.
Mr Freeman also assisted Beckham in overturning an eight-month driving ban in 1999 after arguing that the footballer was trying to escape a paparazzi photographer.
