Security minister Tom Tugendhat has been fined £1000 and banned from driving for six months after being caught using his mobile phone at the wheel.
His lawyer Paul Morris said: “He accepts the prosecution facts as they are, he cooperated fully with the police at the scene, and he entered a guilty plea at the very earliest opportunity, and today maintains that guilty plea."
Tugendhat – appointed Security Minister by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - had earlier written to the court to admit the offence, saying: “I was holding my phone – not using it." Tugendhat was caught out when a police officer spotting him breaking the law on Wandsworth High Street on April 14. PC Joseph Robson said: “I stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver. I confirmed they weren’t making emergency contact to the 999 service. I pointed out the offence where they confirmed the communication was using maps.”Tugendhat already had six points on his licence, for speeding offences which were sentenced in September 2021 and April 2020.
The judge imposed a further six points for the latest offence, plus the minimum six month ban for an offender who has reached 12 points on their licence.
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