The host of DIY SOS has been banned from driving after admitting to using his mobile phone behind the wheel and speeding.
Nick Knowles appeared in court today (June 12) for sentencing and was given a six month driving ban.
He was also fined almost £1,500.
Presiding justice Andrew Hill said Knowles, of Cirencester in Gloucestershire, had "shown remorse".
The 56-year-old old Cheltenham magistrates he had a hands-free kit in his car but was holding his phone due to a "dodgy power lead".
Knowles later jokingly asked whether he could drive home from court, reports Wales Online.
He received six points on his licence for the offence, which resulted in a driving ban as he already had six points on it.
The court heard he was driving at 85mph when he was caught by a police mobile speed camera.
Presiding justice Andrew Hill told Knowles, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, the ban would be enforced as it would not cause him "exceptional hardship".
Mr Hill told him: "We take into account that you have shown remorse.
"We will disqualify you from driving today and you will be disqualified from driving for six months.
"From this moment in time, you are not able to drive any motor vehicle in any public place."
Knowles asked: "I can drive home, right?"
Mr Hill replied: "No."
Knowles then told him: "I'm joking."
The charges state he exceeded 70mph in a Range Rover on the A417 Brockworth Bypass at junction 11A of the M5 on January 28.
He was also using a handheld mobile phone while driving at the same place on the same date, court documents showed.
Knowles pleaded guilty to the two offences on May 8.
Speaking after the case, Knowles said: "For me, this was a wake-up call and me putting my phone in the boot of my car now stops the temptation.
"The six-month ban was appropriate because to give anything else would be giving me special privilege."
