Ex-Man Utd legend Paul Scholes banned from road after clocking up two driving convictions in TWO days

SportFootball FORMER Man Utd legend Paul Scholes has been banned from the road after clocking up two driving offences in two days. The midfielder, 51, was caught speeding at 37mph in a Range Rover in March while on a 30mph road in Cleckheaton in West Yorkshire. Paul Scholes has been banned from driving Credit: Getty The ex-Utd star was clocked twice Credit: Getty Scholes was also rapped by Greater Manchester Police after a Mercedes registered in his name was clocked at 49mph in a 30mph zone in November last year. The ex-England star was then prosecuted for failing to respond to two police letters asking for confirmation that he had been the speeding driver. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! Both criminal cases wound up in court on two days last week – with Scholes handed a six-month driving ban. The Class of 92 alumni was also ordered to pay fines, costs, and court fees totalling £1,472. Scholes was prosecuted in private hearings under the Single Justice Procedure and convicted in his absence. Court documents showed his Range Rover was caught speeding at just after 11.30pm on March 3. Police said the former footballer replied to a notice of intended prosecution, confirming he had been the driver. But Scholes could not be offered the chance of an out-of-court settlement with a speed awareness course as he is a “totter” – meaning he already had penalty points on his licence so faced a ban. Most read in Sport The ex-England star already had points on his licence Credit: PA Scholes played 499 times for Manchester United Credit: PA In the second case, Scholes’s Mercedes broke the speed limit on the A670 Mossley Road near Ashton-under-Lyne at 11.10am on November 14 last year. Police said two letters were sent to his home and “no reply has been received”. At court, the force dropped the speeding allegation but continued to prosecute Scholes for failing to reply to the letters. On August 12 at Bradford Magistrates’ Court, he was handed a six-month driving ban for the speeding offence, along with a £220 fine, £120 costs, and an £88 victim surcharge. The following day at Manchester Magistrates’ Court, Scholes was sentenced to a £660 fine, with six penalty points for his licence, £120 costs, and a £264 victim surcharge. Scholes won 11 Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the Champions League twice in a glittering career at Man United. The former midfielder was also capped 66 times by England.