Rich Becks can jump through loopholes

FARPAVILLIONS

The old adage about the law in this country being an ass could not be more true when it comes to David Beckham getting off a speeding fine because of a late delivery of a document. It makes my blood boil that if you have money you can get away with anything.

When I was caught speeding I had to take a speed awareness course lasting four hours or accept three points on my licence and a £100-plus fine just for being 3mph over the speed limit.

That these so-called celebs can exploit the law just because they are rich is diabolical and should be addressed. Also, I don’t know how Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman can sleep at night. Phill Prescott, Waterloo, Liverpool

So, a smirking David Beckham thinks that it is acceptable to smile after his expensive lawyer, Nick Freeman has got him off a driving conviction on a minor technicality. Beckham is not denying the offence, but used the fact that the letter informing him of the charge arrived a day too late. This is a man who has for so long been held up as an example to us all. If he’d had an accident at that speed, would he still be looking for a loophole I wonder? D A Shaw Tamworth, Staffs

David Beckham should be ashamed of himself. He should have just paid his fine and been done with it as he knows he was in the wrong. What kind of