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//Did Ant go to prison or was he just fined?//
No he didn’t. He was fined £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months.
Those wishing to see Ms Price dragged away in chains are almost certainly in for a disappointment – whether she employs an “ambulance chasing” lawyer or not. Both offences she allegedly committed (excess alcohol and driving whilst disqualified) carry a maximum sentence of six months’ custody. However, I won’t go through the ins and outs of the sentencing guidelines but she is most unlikely to receive an immediate custodial sentence. If the court does decide a custodial sentence is justified it is all but certain to be suspended.
//A 3 month stint will have the desired effect…//
I can say with absolute certainty that she will not spend three months in prison. The maximum sentence that can be imposed is six months. However, almost all those sentenced to between three months and four years are eligible for “Home Detention Curfew”. This sees them released after serving one quarter of their sentence, subject to serving a minimum of 28 days. So the most she would spend inside (in the very unlikely event that she received an immediate custodial sentence of six months) would be six weeks.
The greater likelihood is that she would either be sentenced to a Community Order with various requirements or a suspended sentence (either with or without similar requirements). She is unlikely to be ordered to undertake unpaid work because of her health problems
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