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Loose Women star racks up £3,000 fines thinking she can park anywhere being a ‘national treasure’-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
She thought she could get away with it.
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Linda Robson has revealed she’s had to spend a whopping amount on fines, thinking she’d be able to get away with her parking.
The Loose Women star, 66, admitted she’s spent £3,000 on fines, despite being a self-declared ‘national treasure’.
Appearing on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain with Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, Linda confessed her driving skills were ‘really bad’.
The Birds of a Feather star went on: ‘I’ve just paid £3,000 worth of parking tickets.’
As Ed tried to defend her parking skills can’t be compared to driving, Linda added: ‘My driving isn’t good either, they’ve taken my car keys off me, my kids, they’ve taken control of my money and my car, so I’m not allowed to drive anymore.’
The I’m A Celebrity star continued: ‘Because I just go, I’m a national treasure, I can park anywhere I like!’
Linda’s children, including daughter Lauren who she shares with ex Tony Tyler, andtwo children with ex Mark Dunford, Louis and Roberta, have now hid her car keys from her.
‘I get pocket money on a Monday and a Friday because I can’t be trusted with my money either!’
Loose Women star Linda Robson has racked up some hefty fines (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
The Birds of a Feather actress declared herself a ‘national treasure’ (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Aside from her parking tickets, Linda admitted she spends her pocket money on ‘expensive candles’.
Last year, Linda called herself an ‘idiot’ after being caught out over a car insurance blunder.
According to The Evening Standard, she was pulled over near Angel Tube station in London in February, and it was revealed she had not renewed her car insurance.
The publication notes she was taken to court over the mistake and handed a £923 fine, as well as six penalty points on her licence, and £100 in costs and a £369 victim surcharge.
Linda was caught out over a car insurance blunder last year (Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images)
Linda said her children, including daughter Lauren, have control of her car keys (Picture: Can Nguyen/Shutterstock)
She pleaded guilty through the Single Justice Procedure, and said in a written statement: ‘I had not received notification that my insurance had run out so I was unaware I was driving without insurance and paid it straight away while roadside with the officers.’
Court documents showed a fixed penalty notice had been sent to Linda in February last year, shortly after she was stopped by police on the road, but when the fine went unpaid, a prosecution was launched and she pleaded guilty in writing in August to using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance.
She was given 28 days to settle the court bill, which totalled £1,329.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV1, with Loose Women airing weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV1.
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