Celebrity chef Jason Atherton has been banned from driving after being caught speeding in his £150,000 Aston Martin.
The restaurateur, who has been embroiled in a sexism row and also recently lost his Michelin star at his flagship eatery, was clocked driving the luxury SUV at 26mph in a 20mph zone in Putney, west London on August 23, 2024.
Atherton, 53, who was executive chef at Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred Maze until 2010 before kickstarting his TV career, has racked up 12 points thanks to three separate speeding offences.
He was handed a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay more than £1,000 in fines and costs at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court in Clapham on Thursday.
'The defendant currently has nine points on his licence for three speeding matters,' said Sarah Hill, prosecuting. 'The dates of the offences are September 10 2022, February 25 2024 and March 12 2024.'
