Hands off, David Beckham: Soccer star gets six-month driving ban for using cellphone

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If anyone should be wary of using his hands, it's Beckham.

Put down the cellphone, David Beckham. By Matt Bonesteel Matt Bonesteel Reporter for the Early Lead Email Bio Follow May 9 at 12:45 PM David Beckham spent his soccer career not using his hands, on threat of penalty. If only that practice carried over into his retired life.

“Instead of looking straight forward, paying attention to the road, he appeared to be looking at his lap,” prosecutor Matthew Spratt said in Bromley magistrates court, per the Guardian. Gerrard Tyrell, Beckham’s attorney, said his client — who was on hand in court to give his name and address for the record — had “no recollection” of the incident but pleaded guilty anyway.

 

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it's very well. we need a fail society even he is a soccer star. my favorite star.

Prolly got a nice ass car and couldn’t be bothered to set up hands free 🙄

Oh hey victoriabeckham I know you're super busy I'm totally available to chauffeur him around.

Olgierd von Everec needs a horse

Excellent, more please!

Good, the number of wankers I see getting away with that and almost running over pedestrians... No one should be above the law.

As a celebrity he should be able to use a mobile when he sees fit

He'll drive anyway.

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