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http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED13+Sep+2010+15%3A16%3A48%3A517"Norwich City striker Grant Holt was today banned from driving for six

months after he was convicted of a driving offence committed in

Shropshire.Magistrates today dismissed Holt''s application for

special reasons for why the offence was committed and ordered the

29-year-old to pay £1,000 in fines and costs. He was disqualified under

the totting-up procedure.Holt, whose address was given as

Warwick Road in Carlisle, addressed the magistrates during the hearing

and explained that he had been "naive" but had not deliberately

committed the offence.The court had previously heard Holt had

failed to give information about the identity of the driver of a car

caught speeding near Whitchurch in April last year. Holt was found

guilty of the offence in his absence last month.Holt today said

he accepted he had been driving the vehicle at the time and told

magistrates in Oswestry he tried to resolve the matter and thought he

had been doing this through the proper channels.But Julie Fisher, prosecuting, said Holt had failed to submit the correct form to officials, which had led to a court summons.Holt,

a married father-of-two who has also played for Sheffield Wednesday and

Nottingham Forest, told the court he had received a fixed penalty

notice and three penalty points for an unrelated speeding offence and

had tried to ask the DVLA to add three further points for the

Whitchurch speeding offence but the organisation had lost his licence.He said he also contacted the Central Ticket Office and Shrewsbury Magistrates Court to explain the situation.He

told the court that at the time of the offence he had been preparing

for an important play-off final for Shrewsbury Town and was in the

process of securing a move to Norwich.He said: “If I had not

been naive then I wouldn''t be in this situation. I was in another part

of the country receiving letters but this could have been sorted a long

time ago. It''s a shame it''s come this far.” Ian Durant, for

Holt, said his client had not followed the letter of the law but had

followed the spirit of the law by trying to inform authorities of his

predicament but not through the proper channels."

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I hope not. His mistake he should pay for it. In no other occupation would a company pay for an employee to cover thier mistake.

Does his missus drive? He could always scrounge a lift off of a team amte, he must live near one of the first team.

Davo

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[quote user="Davo"]

I hope not. His mistake he should pay for it. In no other occupation would a company pay for an employee to cover thier mistake.

Does his missus drive? He could always scrounge a lift off of a team amte, he must live near one of the first team.

Davo

[/quote]He''ll have to.  I really can''t see Lambert giving him any slack.

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[quote user="ſilly ſauſage"][quote user="Davo"]

I hope not. His mistake he should pay for it. In no other occupation would a company pay for an employee to cover thier mistake.

Does his missus drive? He could always scrounge a lift off of a team amte, he must live near one of the first team.

Davo

[/quote]He''ll have to.  I really can''t see Lambert giving him any slack.[/quote]Perhaps he could build up some fitness by walking to work.[:)]

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