Stormzy: Driving ban for nine months for using phone in car

Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after an undercover police officer caught him using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce in London in March last year.

The 31-year-old rapper, whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior, pleaded guilty via a letter to driving the Rolls-Royce Wraith while using a device on Addison Road, west Kensington.

District judge Andrew Sweet said Owuo’s driving record was “not good” and criticised his “dangerous and irresponsible” actions. The court was told the rapper already had six points on his licence for previous speeding offences.

His solicitor told Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court that Stormzy accepted responsibility for his actions.