Noel Gallagher fined for refusing to name driver

Musician Noel Gallagher indispensable wage much than £1,000 for failing to archer constabulary who was driving his Range Rover.

The 56-year-old erstwhile Oasis star, who cannot drive, was besides handed six punishment points.

He refused to springiness accusation relating to the recognition of a operator erstwhile required by magistrates earlier this week.

Gallagher's Range Rover was recorded speeding astatine 41mph connected a 30mph agelong of the A40 successful westbound London successful October.

The guitarist and song-writer's lawsuit was dealt with astatine Willesden Magistrates' Court connected Wednesday. Under the Single Justice Procedure, Gallagher was not required to beryllium present.

He was fined £742 and told to wage a £296 unfortunate surcharge positive £100 costs, a tribunal authoritative confirmed.

His manager declined to comment.

In April, Gallagher told Zoe Ball connected BBC Radio 2 helium gave up connected learning to thrust astatine the tallness of Oasis' popularity successful the 1990s aft being mobbed by fans during a lesson.

He said: "I person had 1 driving lesson, successful the 90s, and I was driving circular a lodging property successful Slough and she (the instructor) said to me, 'if you conscionable bespeak and propulsion implicit here' past I pulled over.

"She got retired the car she said, 'I'll beryllium backmost successful a minute'. She came retired with her mum, she drove maine to her house. Then the section broad doorbell went and they each came out.

"This is astatine the tallness of Oasis-mania and I was similar 'never, ne'er again'."