Sir Michael Caine’s daughter is handed a six-month driving ban despite pleading she needs a car to look after her father

The daughter of the actor Sir Michael Cain could not keep away from a six-month driving ban, though she claimed a disqualification would have an effect on her potential to take care of her well-known 89-year-old father.

Dominique Caine, 65, of Fossebridge, Glos, acquired a ban from Cheltenham Magistrates Court docket yesterday after she admitted dashing in a Vary Rover on the A436 within the Cotswolds on Could 3 final 12 months.

She was caught at 64mph in a 50mph zone at Lineover Wooden – between Seven Springs and Shipton Sollars, Glos – and the minimal three penalty factors assessed on her license put her at 12, giving her one topic to a six-month suspension underneath the ‘totting up’ guidelines.

Regardless of her plea {that a} ban would make entry tougher London to see her father and that it will hit a troubled eventing horse enterprise by which she is concerned, District Decide Nicholas Wattam imposed the complete six-month ban.

He additionally imposed a wonderful of £200 plus prices of £90 and a surcharge of £34.

Michael Caine and spouse Shakira Caine with daughter Dominique who was dashing

Ms Caine’s relationship with considered one of Britain’s most well-known and profitable actors turned obvious through the listening to when the choose checked out a letter of assist from her mom, Shakira Caine.

Decide Wattam requested protection legal professional James Findon: “Are we coping with a well-known identify? I’ve quite a lot of letters of assist from Shakira Caine. So are we speaking about Sir Michael?’

Mr Findon replied: “We’re.”

Decide Wattam identified, “So cash is not actually an issue with this household?”

Mr Findon replied: “The issue just isn’t monetary. The issue is the flexibleness with which she may help take care of her father.

“She takes care of her father who lives in London. If she had been to grow to be incapacitated, it will require the usage of three trains and two buses. Journey time could be greater than eight hours.’

He mentioned Ms Caine additionally wanted to have the ability to drive so she might proceed to assist a girl struggling to run an eventing enterprise.

The daughter of actor Sir Michael Caine claimed {that a} disqualification would have an effect on her potential to take care of him – right here Mr Caine is pictured along with his spouse

Dominique Caine, 65, was caught dashing 100mph in an 80mph zone in Lineover Wooden – pictured right here (left) with actress Shakira’s mom

The enterprise proprietor believes she wouldn’t be capable of keep afloat with out Ms. Caine’s assist and enter, he mentioned.

Decide Wattam mentioned: “The one manner for somebody with 12 or extra factors on their driver’s license who desires to keep away from suspension is to indicate that distinctive hardship is being brought about.

“Inconveniences and difficulties in reference to a driving ban don’t represent distinctive hardship.”

Mr Findon defined: “I feel the affect on the eventing enterprise could be distinctive for the girl who could also be struggling to maintain it going.

“The lack of Ms. Caine’s assist and assist will affect the individuals who have horses within the stables and finally have an effect on their potential to pay their payments.”

The choose replied: “I settle for {that a} driving ban can have an effect, but it surely doesn’t present distinctive severity. What about the usage of taxis? ‘

Dominique Caine, of Fossebridge, Glos, acquired a ban at Cheltenham Magistrates Court docket yesterday (inventory picture)

Mr Findon replied: “It could be unimaginable to attempt to get to and from the stables by taxi. These journeys would happen at sporadic occasions and being in a rural space this isn’t a practical choice.

“Additionally, if Ms. Caine travels to an occasion on the weekend, she truly would not work. The cab driver would not hold round all day.’

The choose then prompt that Ms. Caine might rent a driver. Mr Findon mentioned that was one thing he and Ms Caine mentioned.

“Drivers are briefly provide nowadays, particularly in terms of uncommon and anti-social occasions,” he mentioned. ‘Ms Caine is on the stables at 6am and nonetheless there at 10pm so the motive force will not be ready all day. It simply would not work.”

After retiring to learn all of the paperwork introduced by the protection to assist Ms Caine’s plea to not be disqualified for the necessary six months, Decide Wattam advised her she had a poor driving document and already had 9 penalty factors have on their driver’s license.

“You’ve got pleaded responsible to dashing in a 50mph zone at 64mph and you can be fined £200 for that,” Justice Wattam mentioned.

“Your driver’s license comes with three penalty factors, which, since you have already acquired 9 factors, makes you a ‘totter’ for which you have to be banned from driving.

“I am unable to discover any distinctive hardness in you and due to this fact need to revoke your driving license for the following six months.”