Katie Price has expressed fury after receiving her seventh driving ban, claiming she was unaware of the legal proceedings due to a staff member's failure to forward post to her new address. The 47-year-old former glamour model was banned for six months and fined £1,000 after a car registered in her name was caught speeding at 80mph in North Yorkshire.
On her podcast, 'The Katie Price Show', she told her sister Sophie: 'I'm actually f**king furious about it. I'm so up to date with everything. The lady that was working with me was supposed to do my post and change my driving licence address. She kept saying she'd done it, but I never received the letters. I found out I was banned from the papers.'
Price insisted that if she had received the court letters, she would have responded. She is considering an appeal but acknowledged that the ban may only last six months. 'Where I live now, I can walk to the shop, the kids' schools are 10 minutes up the road. They can get a school bus or a taxi. I get shopping delivered. So it's not as bad as before.'
Despite the ban, Price said she is 'not bothered' and is focusing on home life, including using her new gym and learning to cook. She questioned who would insure her after seven bans but added: 'If I have to have a Fiat 500, then I will. Six months will go quick.'
Price was first disqualified in 2010. The latest ban stems from a speeding offence in October, when a Ford Capri was caught on camera. Police sent two letters, but Price failed to respond, leading to a guilty verdict and additional costs of £1,044.
