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London, Aug 19 (ANI): Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole faces a driving ban after he was found guilty of speeding at more than 100mph in his Audi A4 on a dual carriageway in Surrey when a police officer spotted him breaking the 70mph limit.

He faces a driving ban and must pay 600 pounds in costs.

The police officer trained his laser device on the black car and it showed Cole to be driving at 105mph, Staines Magistrates’ Court heard.

Cole denied speeding, but District Judge Clive Wiles found the case to be proved, The Telegraph reports.

The judge will sentence Cole today. Dean George, representing Cole, had claimed in court that the speed gun had not been used correctly, producing an inaccurate reading.

Andrew Mitchell, who has since retired from Surrey Police, used the laser speed gun that recorded the incident on November 19 last year.

“I estimated it to be in excess of the 70mph speed limit. My estimate was confirmed when the laser, when shone on the vehicle, recorded a speed of 105mph,” Mitchell said.

A recording of the incident was shown in court in which Cole appeared to be smiling as he drove past the police officer. He was not pulled over, but instead had notice of the speeding offence sent to his home by Surrey Police.

The court heard that Cole later signed a document confirming he had been driving at the time, The Telegraph reports. (ANI)