Kevin Keegan - Not The Driving Force He Once Was

I have always been a great fan of footballer Kevin Keegan, both as a player and a manager. I was disappointed therefore to read that he had been banned from driving for six months. His latest misjudgement was driving at 36mph in a 30mph zone. However, I was just as disappointed to read, whilst he accepted the suspension imposed by Carlisle Magistrates, he may put forward 'special circumstances' in the hope that he would then be able to carry on driving. If this was allowed to happen I think it would be quite wrong. Having been an England player and manager Keegan is a high profile personality and if that means he is afforded special treatment that would not be afforded to lesser known drivers it would also be a grave injustice. Whilst the latest offence may seem quite minor, the fact remains that Keegan had built up the legal maximum of 12 points on his licence. This indicates that following previous offences he was not prepared to learn his lesson and continued to flaunt the law. There cannot be one law for celebrities, who can afford to pay top lawyers to get them off charges on a small technicality, whilst ordinary motorists are having to accept a ban. The six month ban imposed on Keegan will make little difference to him, he can afford to pay someone to drive him around. A six month ban to an ordinary working man may well lead to him losing his job and with it his livelihood. His plea for the latest speeding offence was that he had come out of a stressful meeting and that his head was in turmoil. Ask any ordinary worker and they will tell you there are many days when they drive home from work in exactly the same state.