Bad boy singer Mark Morrison was banned and fined after admitted driving without a license when he appeared in court Wednesday (September 24).
The "Return Of The Mack" hitmaker, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving not in accordance with his license after being stopped in his swanky black Range Rover in central London on March 29 this year.
Morrison, who only had a provisional license, admitted he was driving without L-plates which were inside the car, although he did have a companion supervising him.
The R&B star, who has since been banned from driving for other motoring offenses, was fined £350, ordered to pay £80 costs and was also given three penalty points for when he gets his license back in May next year.
Morrison, dressed in baggy blue jeans, a black jumper and black head stocking with a chunky silver chain, spoke only to confirm his name and his guilty plea during the hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates Court.
Sentencing him, District Judge Nicholas Evans said: "On March 29th you were stopped on St James' Road driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with your license."
"It was a black Range Rover and a modern and valuable one. You obviously have some history of driving matters."
"You have pleaded guilty so I fine you £350 with £65 costs and a £15 victim surcharge which comes to a total £430."
"Your license will also be endorsed with three points. So when your disqualification comes to an end you will start with three points on your license."
Morrison, of Warwick Road, Kensington, West London, enjoyed worldwide success in 1997 with his "Return Of The Mack" single which reached No. 2 on US charts.
However, his career has been dogged by brushes with the law. In 1997 he was found guilty of attempting to take a stun gun onto an aircraft for which he was jailed for three months.
He was also previously banned from driving when he was caught driving unsupervised in his Mercedes whilst on a provisional license.
In 1998, Morrison was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for violating a Community Service order imposed in 1995. He had paid someone to complete the community work while he fled to Barbados.
As he left court following the hearing, Morrison said: "I don't want to talk, yeah," before dashing from the building.
Source: Big News Day
The "Return Of The Mack" hitmaker, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving not in accordance with his license after being stopped in his swanky black Range Rover in central London on March 29 this year.
Morrison, who only had a provisional license, admitted he was driving without L-plates which were inside the car, although he did have a companion supervising him.
The R&B star, who has since been banned from driving for other motoring offenses, was fined £350, ordered to pay £80 costs and was also given three penalty points for when he gets his license back in May next year.
Morrison, dressed in baggy blue jeans, a black jumper and black head stocking with a chunky silver chain, spoke only to confirm his name and his guilty plea during the hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates Court.
Sentencing him, District Judge Nicholas Evans said: "On March 29th you were stopped on St James' Road driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with your license."
"It was a black Range Rover and a modern and valuable one. You obviously have some history of driving matters."
"You have pleaded guilty so I fine you £350 with £65 costs and a £15 victim surcharge which comes to a total £430."
"Your license will also be endorsed with three points. So when your disqualification comes to an end you will start with three points on your license."
Morrison, of Warwick Road, Kensington, West London, enjoyed worldwide success in 1997 with his "Return Of The Mack" single which reached No. 2 on US charts.
However, his career has been dogged by brushes with the law. In 1997 he was found guilty of attempting to take a stun gun onto an aircraft for which he was jailed for three months.
He was also previously banned from driving when he was caught driving unsupervised in his Mercedes whilst on a provisional license.
In 1998, Morrison was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for violating a Community Service order imposed in 1995. He had paid someone to complete the community work while he fled to Barbados.
As he left court following the hearing, Morrison said: "I don't want to talk, yeah," before dashing from the building.
Source: Big News Day
