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Magistrates Spare EastEnders Actor Colin Salmon From Automatic Driving Ban

Magistrates said his family would face exceptional hardship without his licence.

Overview

  • Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court allowed Colin Salmon to keep his licence after accepting he is the main carer for relatives with life‑limiting conditions and that he needs to travel for charitable work.
  • The court fined him £666, ordered £130 in costs and a £266 victim surcharge, and added three penalty points.
  • A speed camera recorded him at 24mph in a 20mph zone on Old Oak Road in Acton at 7:17 a.m. on March 31, and he pleaded guilty.
  • He already had nine points for earlier offences including speeding, running a red light and driving without due care and attention, a tally that would normally trigger a six‑month ban with the new points.
  • Magistrates rejected a bid to withhold his address in court after an objection citing open justice, advising that any stalking concerns should be reported to police.