Richard Ashcroft, the former frontman of The Verve, has been banned from driving for six months and ordered to pay £2,755 after being caught speeding on the M4 in Brentford last February.
The 53-year-old singer was found to have been driving at 48mph in a 40mph zone on the elevated section of the motorway. He already had nine penalty points on his licence from three previous speeding offences between 2022 and 2024, and the latest offence added three more, triggering the ban.
Ashcroft did not attend the hearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court in London on January 7 but pleaded guilty through his defence lawyer, Conall Bailie, who cited an unchangeable existing commitment. District Judge Daniel Benjamin said Ashcroft had put other road users at “risk of harm”.
The singer had a busy 2025, opening for Oasis on their UK and Ireland reunion tour and joining them in South America. He is set for a big 2026, with UK arena shows in March and April supporting his seventh solo album ‘Lovin’ You’, and festival appearances including TRNSMT and Victorious.
