"Due to ongoing construction works at the property where my car is registered, which made access tricky, the original letter was mislaid by builders and I was unaware of its existence until October. As soon as it was received, I completed and returned the form immediately."
"The 52-year-old failed to respond to Metropolitan Police letters after a Mini Clubman was caught travelling at 46mph on a 40mph stretch of the A1 in Hampstead on 28 August last year. Goldsmith offered up the name of the guilty driver who had been using her car, but missed the deadline to respond to avoid court proceedings."
"I was less on top of things than I am normally. I fully accept that a fine is due."
Jemima Goldsmith, a 52-year-old television producer and socialite, was convicted and fined £1,000 after a Mini Clubman registered in her name was caught speeding at 46mph in a 40mph zone on the A1 in Hampstead. She failed to respond to Metropolitan Police letters within the required deadline, missing the opportunity to avoid court proceedings. Although Goldsmith eventually identified Anthony Reilly, a man living in Switzerland, as the driver, her response came six days after the police deadline and two months after initial notification. She attributed the delay to renovation work at her Kensington home, where builders had mislaid the original letter. Magistrate Gladys Famoriyo convicted her of failing to provide driver identification information, imposing a £1,000 fine, six penalty points, £130 in costs, and a £400 victim surcharge.
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