The ex-husband of supermodel Koo Stark has been banned from driving after being caught speeding in his £200,000 car.

Mayfair art gallery-owner Tim Jefferies was pinged driving his silver 6.75 litre Bentley Continental at 25mph in a 20mph zone on Cromwell Road in Chelsea on February 22.

The 63-year-old, whose marriage to Prince Andrew's ex Koo lasted barely a year, already had nine points on his licence and was facing the automatic six-month ban.

But he tried to avoid the ban citing 'exceptional hardship' and explained he needed his car to drive his art around and visit his frail 83-year-old mother in a care home in Sussex.

Jefferies, who lives in a £4.2m house in west London, also claimed his licence was vital to enable him to drive his 16-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son to school, a responsibility he shares with his Swedish model ex-wife Malin Johansson, 48.