A London judge has banned British music star,Stormzy, from driving for nine months, after an undercover police officer caught him using a phone behind the wheel in west London.

District judge, Andrew Sweet, handed the 31-year-old rapper the ban yesterday after he had pleaded guilty via a letter to driving while using the device on March 7 last year.

Before yesterday’s hearing, Stormzy, whose name is Michael Owuo Junior, had six points on his licence for a previous speeding offence.

The judge also fined Stormzy £2,010 after six more points had been added to his licence.