Billy Monger given 49-day driving ban after crash

Billy Monger pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention

Broadcaster and former racing driver Billy Monger has been banned from driving for 49 days after a crash in Surrey.

Mr Monger, 25, crashed into three parked cars and also damaged a lamp-post and a front garden wall in the January crash, according to police.

Surrey Police said he pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention at Guildford Magistrates' Court.

He was driving a black Toyota Supra along a 30mph road just before midnight on 19 January in Limpsfield when he crashed into a Volkswagen Lupo, a Volkswagen Golf and a Citroen C, police said.

Surrey Police said three cars were damaged in the crash

As well as being disqualified from driving, he was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £2,694 when he was sentenced on Friday.

Rick Scholey, supervisor for the Road Traffic Collision Team, said Mr Monger was not paying attention when he lost control of his car "causing significant damage to the vehicles" before hitting a hedge and wall belonging to a nearby house.

He added: "Thankfully, no one was in the road at the time otherwise this could have had far more serious consequences."

Later in October, Mr Monger will take on a 3.8km ocean swim, followed by a 180km coastal cycle and a marathon in Hawaii when he aims to break the record for the fastest double amputee to complete the annual Ironman World Championship.

He raised more than £3m for Comic Relief in 2021 by walking, cycling and kayaking across England over four days.

Police said Mr Monger was not paying attention when he lost control of his car