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Marthe de Ferrer

Nick Knowles banned from driving after being caught using phone behind the wheel

Presenter Nick Knowles has been banned from driving for six months and fined almost £1,500 after admitting using a mobile while driving and speeding.

The DIY SOS host and former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant was sentenced today at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court.

Knowles, 56, had previously admitted two driving offences.

Nick Knowles leaves Cheltenham Magistrates' Court, Cheltenham, after being banned from driving for six months and fined almost £1,500 for speeding and using his mobile phone at the wheel. (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

The charges state he exceeded 70mph in a Range Rover on the A417 Brockworth Bypass at junction 11A of the M5 in January of this year.

He was also using a mobile phone at the same time.

Knowles pleaded guilty to the two offences on May 8, and said he was "expecting" to receive a driving ban when sentenced this month.

Nick Knowles speaks to media outside Cheltenham Magistrates' Court, Cheltenham, after being banned from driving for six months and fined almost £1,500 for speeding and using his mobile phone at the wheel. (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

He previously told The Sun: "I was advised by some people to get a top lawyer and contest this, but I've held my hands up, said I'm guilty (in writing) and will be going to court next week for sentencing.

"I'm expecting to get a ban from driving and I will absolutely accept that because what I did was wrong."

He added: "It's all too easy to drive a bit too fast or read or send a text, but let me be the lesson to everyone, it's not OK."

Nick Knowles arriving at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court where he was sentenced this morning (Ben Birchall/PA Wire)

Knowles, 56, told the newspaper that he now puts his phone in the boot of his car before he gets behind the wheel.

"I have Bluetooth and can answer calls, but it's out of reach," the presenter said.

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