England cricket legend Mark Ramprakash has avoided a road ban after the Strictly Come Dancing winner explained why he needs to be able to drive his car View 3 Images Karen Hardy and Mark Ramprakash won Strictly Come Dancing (Image: BBC)

England icon Mark Ramprakash has avoided a road ban after saying he needs to drive for his charity work. ‌

The cricket legend and 2006 winner of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing faced losing his licence after being caught speeding at 60mph in a 50mph zone. A court heard Ramprakash fell foul of the totting up procedure. ‌

The Sun reports that magistrates heard the 56-year-old needed his car to care for his elderly parents and carry out charity work. Ramprakash is patron of the One Kind Act health charity, an ambassador at the stem cell

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