Holly Willoughby (Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Television host Holly Willoughby has been slapped with a fine exceeding £1,600 for careless driving following an incident that resulted in injuries to a moped rider. The 44 year old submitted a guilty plea by post for the offence at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, though she did not make an appearance at the hearing.

Court records reveal that she was operating her Mini Cooper without due care and attention near her residence in Richmond, south-west London, on the 28th of August. Authorities were summoned to Church Road, Barnes, after receiving reports of a collision.

The moped rider, a 43 year old male, was transported to hospital, where his injuries were determined to be neither life-threatening nor life-altering

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