Mclaren supercar chief loses license for six months

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MCLAREN SUPERCAR CHIEF LOSES LICENSE FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER RED LIGHT VIOLATION

By Mark Kleis Tuesday, Mar 15th, 2011 @ 2:19 a.m. LEFTLANEWS

It may come as little surprise that Ron Dennis, chairman and head of McLaren supercars, had been caught speeding several times before he was recently nabbed running a red light, but his punishment might seem a bit harsh.

Dennis recently met his match when facing Woking magistrates when he was slapped with a $566 fine and the loss of his driver’s license completely for six months, according to the U.K.’s Mirror. The ruling was delivered despite hearing Dennis’ plea to retain his license so he could visit his children on weekends, was denied the right to keep his license. “I really need my license, ” pleaded Dennis.

The punishment came after Dennis managed to get caught running a red light, and he previously had racked up nine points on his record as well. As a result of the culmination of points, the auto chief lost his driving freedom just as the new McLaren MP4-12C supercar was set to take to the public streets.

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[Centurion]

This must suck, being the owner CEO of a racing team and car manufacturer, but not being allowed to drive. To be honest, he has kind of deserved it having no racked up 12 points on his license. Besides that, it's not like he can't afford a cheuffur or to ride cabs for the next 6 months.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

Bwahahaa...Wow!

That really is sad, but come on now you can't run a red light.

 

[Giannis]

Laws are laws and are supposed to be for everyone. So, if he run a red light and already has 9 points in his record, then he has to loose his license for six months.

Also, as a famous car guy he should be more carefull and law-abbiding when it comes to public roads. It's not good for his image.

 

[Mr Robert]

Here, he wouldn't have needed a single point to have his license taken away for running a red light... he wouldn't even need to run it, it would have been enough that the policeman saying he did