Overview
- The EastEnders actor pleaded guilty to driving 24mph in a 20mph zone on Old Oak Road, Acton, and received a £666 fine, £130 costs, a £266 surcharge and three penalty points.
- He already had nine points for earlier offences, so the additional three would normally trigger a six‑month ban under totting‑up rules.
- Bench chairman Mark Stollery cited Salmon’s role as main carer for relatives with serious health conditions and noted his charitable commitments in deciding not to disqualify him.
- Salmon became emotional in court describing his wife Fiona Hawthorne’s interstitial lung disease and his daughter Sasha’s 2019 lymphoma diagnosis.
- In a post on X, Salmon apologised, endorsed 20mph limits and thanked the court for its compassion, while a separate defence bid to keep his address off the record was rejected on open‑justice grounds.