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Manchester City's Micah Richards banned from driving for six months• Richards failed to respond to two speeding notices
• Defender becomes third City player to be banned this month
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guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 April 2013 13.04 BST
Micah Richards has become the third player from Manchester City to receive a six-month driving ban in April 2013. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA
The Manchester City's defender Micah Richards has became the third player from the club to receive a six-month driving ban this month.

The England international was disqualified after he failed to respond to two speeding notices sent to his home address. He admitted to two counts of failing to provide the identity of who was driving his Ferrari that was clocked at 51mph in a 40mph zone in Manchester during September.

Tameside magistrates' court heard the six penalty points took Richards over the 12-point limit as he already had nine points for three separate offences in November 2010, December last year and this January.

Richards, 24, who did not attend, was also ordered to pay a £600 fine, £85 costs and £60 victim surcharge.

The court was told Richards had difficulties with his post at the time the notices were sent out last September and last November because his home in Bowdon, Altrincham, was being renovated and he was staying elsewhere.

Last week Carlos Tevez was disqualified from driving for six months and told to perform 250 hours of community service after he admitted driving while banned and without insurance.

The midfielder Samir Nasri also received a six-month ban after he admitted to three charges of failing to provide police with the identity of the driver of his car that was clocked speeding in 2011.

About the flimsiest excuse a lawyer can possibly got to trial with.

Richards will be offered a new 4 year deal over the Summer.

Might've changed their minds after today.

Might've changed their minds after today.