Joe Cole’s driving ban is delayed

Joe ColeLiverpool player Joe Cole already had six points on his driving licence

England and Liverpool footballer Joe Cole avoided an immediate driving ban for speeding at 105mph after his solicitor launched an appeal.

Cole, 28, who denied the charge, was disqualified for 50 days at Staines Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

But chairman of the bench John Neary agreed to suspend the sentence while Cole’s solicitor launched an appeal.

He was stopped while driving his car on a 70mph section of dual carriageway in Claygate, Surrey, in November 2009.

The footballer, who already had six points on his licence, was found guilty of speeding at 105mph earlier this month.

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