Music boss dodges driving ban after being caught speeding for FOURTH time
13.05.2022 - 20:27
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A music mogul caught speeding for the fourth time has been spared a driving ban. Company CEO David Pichilingi, 59, had faced disqualification after he drove his Range Rover Sport at 37mph in a 30mph zone.
But the entertainment boss, whose firm delivers music festivals, successfully argued in court he would suffer ''exceptional hardship''. Pichilingi said his autistic daughter is heavily reliant on him driving her to school, staff would lose their jobs and he wouldn't be able to drive his mother and mother-in-law to hospital appointments.
He also argued mum Eileen Fenlon would not get her regular trips around the seaside resort of Blackpool to see venues where she used to perform. A letter from Sound City’s accounts manager was also handed to the magistrates, which told of how staff were worried about losing their jobs and being unable to pay their mortgages.
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In addition to the impact on his employees, the court heard that Pichilingi’s daughter has been diagnosed with autism and OCD and is heavily reliant on her father for transport, including to school. Mrs Fenlon, former cabaret singer, is in her 80s and is said to be poorly, requiring frequent visits to hospital.
Pichilingi who has worked with Ed Sheeran plus groups like New Order, Happy Mondays, and Florence and the Machine told JPs in Sefton, Liverpool: ''My mum Eileen Fenlon was a singer. We take her to Blackpool to visit the hotels she used to sing at. She doesn’t have dementia - it is just giving her a good quality of life and making sure that she is happy."
Pichilingi, boss of both music label Modern Sky UK & North America and Sound City, also said that staff would lose their jobs