{"id":371046,"date":"2026-04-09T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/371046\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:28:11","slug":"barney-walsh-son-of-the-chase-host-bradley-banned-from-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/371046\/","title":{"rendered":"Barney Walsh, son of The Chase host Bradley, banned from driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n(L-R) Bradley Walsh and Barney Walsh attend the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on 12 May, 2019 in London, England.
\nPhoto: WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ\n<\/p>\n

The son of The Chase host Bradley Walsh has been banned from driving after breaking a temporary 50mph speed limit on a motorway.<\/p>\n

Barney Walsh, 28, was caught driving 58mph on the M4 near Bristol on 27 October.<\/p>\n

Walsh, who presents Gladiators with his father Bradley, previously pleaded guilty to one count of exceeding a temporary 50mph speed restriction on a motorway.<\/p>\n

Walsh’s lawyer Gwyn Lewis, told the BBC Walsh did not attend the hearing because of work commitments and said a disqualification was “inevitable” due to his client already having nine points on his licence.<\/p>\n

“I’m not instructed to resist the disqualification and he has been told he is not to drive from last night,” Lewis added.<\/p>\n

Alongside the ban, Walsh was also ordered to pay a fixed penalty notice of \u00a372 (NZ$165), a surcharge of \u00a328 (NZ$64) and prosecution costs of \u00a385 (NZ$195).<\/p>\n

In the UK, a minor speeding offence usually results in three penalty points. Motorists with 12 or more penalty points are typically banned from driving.<\/p>\n

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