Actress and Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh, 63, has been fined after being caught speeding for a fifth time. A court reportedly allowed her to avoid a driving ban after hearing that she needs her car to visit her mother, highlighting the discretion available when penalty points could otherwise lead to disqualification.

The report says the offence was Andoh’s fifth speeding incident, but the supplied text does not give the speed, location, fine amount, number of penalty points or the court involved. Under UK rules, drivers who accumulate 12 or more penalty points within three years can normally face a minimum six-month ban, unless a court accepts that disqualification would cause exceptional hardship.