TELLY presenter James May chains up his bike outside a court — where he was due to appear on a motoring charge.
The 63-year-old former Top Gear and Grand Tour host was accused of failing to correctly insure his motorcycle, a 1970s Suzuki GT750A.
He was due to be tried at Lavender Hill magistrates’ court in South London and could have been fined up to £1,000 if convicted.
But May, nicknamed Captain Slow, avoided an appearance before a magistrate by striking an out-of-court deal with prosecutors so the charge was withdrawn.
Mr May did not comment on the hearing, instead only asking photographers: “How did you know I would be here?”
May was part of the one of most successful presenting partnerships on British television alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond since 2003.
We also told last month how Richard Hammond garage business is stuttering with debts of more than £700,000.
The former Top Gear host has pumped almost £600,000 of his own cash into the sinking business.
The Smallest Cog car restoration garage in Hereford is a vehicle for his satellite TV show Richard Hammond’s Workshop.
Its team chrome plated Jeremy Clarkson’s vintage tractor which is now hanging in his pub, The Farmer’s Dog in the Cotswolds.
