In March 2003, Ferdinand was given another six-month ban from driving, and fined £2,500 and six
penalty points for driving at an average of 92 mph (148 km/h) along the
M1.
[148] In May 2005, he was criticised by a
magistrate as he received his fourth ban from driving and a fine of £1,500, after being caught by traffic police "travelling at an average of 105.9 mph (170.4 km/h) over a distance of nearly two miles" on the
M6 motorway. Upon setting the penalty, the magistrate said Ferdinand "should be a positive role model for young people in society and this does not give out the right message". It followed two previous bans for
speeding, in 2002 and 2003