Katie Price Faces Eye-Watering £150,000 Car Insurance Bill After Driving Bans
£150K Insurance Quote Shocks Katie Price
Former glamour model Katie Price has revealed just how steep her car insurance costs have become. Thanks to a minefield of driving offences and six bans, insurers now want an upfront payment of a staggering £150,000, plus monthly premiums of £8,000 to cover her behind the wheel.
Speaking on the Disruptors podcast, Price, 46, opened up about the chaos her driving record has caused when trying to get insured.
Driving Disaster: Six Bans and Counting
Price’s driving woes aren’t new. In 2021, she was disqualified for two years after a crash in West Sussex while drink driving and uninsured. That’s just one in a string of offences, including five previous bans and convictions for speeding, and failing to provide driver details.
Her latest brush with the law came in August 2023 when she was fined £880 for driving a Range Rover on the A14 in Kettering without insurance or a valid licence.
Rentals Are Her Only Hope
With insurers running scared, Katie has resorted to hiring cars. She recalled her surprise when a rental company let her drive a luxury Nissan Jeep despite her notorious record.
“I went to Enterprise and said I want the biggest Jeep, the nicest car that you’ve got. They were happy to rent it to me even though I thought my record might scare them off.”
11 Driving Offences Over 15 Years
- 2003: Narrowly escaped a speeding charge due to procedural errors.
- 2009-2010: Banned for speeding and poor vehicle control.
- 2018-2021: Series of bans including a two-year disqualification for drink driving.
Despite these setbacks, Price has repeatedly returned to the roads, each time facing fresh penalties.
Legal Wrath Mounts
Magistrates overseeing Price’s latest court appearances slammed her ongoing flouting of driving laws. With eleven offences in 15 years, her record shows a persistent pattern of defiance.
Public fury is growing over how she keeps slipping behind the wheel despite bans. Many question the tough penalties she has (or hasn’t) faced.
What Now for Katie?
Though Price hopes she can legally drive again, the eye-watering insurance quotes and her toxic track record suggest the road ahead will be rocky. Whether this publicity will prompt a change in habits remains up in the air.
For now, Katie Price is once again making headlines – not for glamour, but for her notorious driving record and the staggering cost of trying to stay on the road.
