Kieron Dyer given driving ban for speeding

Footballer Kieron Dyer has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught speeding.

The West Ham United and former England player had three points on his licence when his Mercedes was clocked travelling at 95mph on a dual carriageway.

He gained another 11 points, meaning he passed the threshold of 12 that leads to disqualification.

Dyer, 31, did not attend court for the hearing but was found guilty in his absence of speeding, failing to provide information on the identity of a driver and failing to produce a driving licence.

The player was driving along the A12 at Great Wenham, near Capel St Mary, Suffolk, on the morning of April 3 when he broke the national speed limit, Lowestoft magistrates' court heard. He then failed to name the driver of his vehicle.

Dyer, of West Bergholt in Colchester, was fined £1,050 and ordered to pay £1,015 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge.