Katie Price has disclosed her intention to return to driving just weeks after receiving her seventh driving ban. The former glamour model’s latest six-month disqualification followed her failure to respond to police letters regarding an 80mph speeding ticket.
Taking to Instagram on Friday, the 47-year-old told fans she plans to obtain an International Driving Permit (IDP) amid her marriage to Dubai-based businessman Lee Andrews, 42. This would theoretically allow her to drive the £180,000 Ferrari that her husband claimed to have purchased for her earlier this year. In her new post, she insisted: '[After she gets the license] Then you'll see the car!'
However, an IDP is merely a multi-language translation of a national driving licence and does not function as a standalone licence. It cannot be legally used with a revoked or banned UK licence, meaning Price would still be unable to drive in the UK.
Katie and Lee tied the knot in January, just ten days after meeting, and later held a second legal ceremony. The marriage has raised concerns among fans and family due to disputed claims that Lee is a scammer.
In the Instagram clip, Price said: 'Hey guys, we are just going to the hospital to get my stitches taken out and then we are going to Lee’s dad for a cup of tea.' She then discussed her licence plans, with Lee adding: 'That’s the easy one, then you’ll see the car.'
Price was first banned for six months in December 2010 after admitting a speeding charge. She received a one-year ban in 2012 for failing to respond to speeding tickets, and another six-month ban in February 2018 for speeding. In January 2019, she admitted driving while disqualified, resulting in a three-month ban. A month later, she was convicted of being drunk in charge of a vehicle after her car veered off the road and hit a grass verge.
Price claimed a mystery man was driving and fled the scene, but a judge found her evidence 'not plausible.' Later in 2019, she was convicted of failing to disclose the driver’s name after a crash, leading to an 18-month ban. In 2021, a judge described her record as 'one of the worst I have ever seen' and gave her a 16-week suspended sentence for drink-driving while disqualified and without insurance. She had flipped her car and told police: 'I took drugs, I should not be driving, I admit it all.' This resulted in a two-year ban, 100 hours of community service, and up to 30 rehabilitation sessions. In 2024, she was fined £880 for driving without a licence and insurance in Northamptonshire but was spared a ban.
