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Celebrities are known for having the unfortunate car mishap every now and again, some more than others, whether its ditzy celebrity parking skills or more severe cases of drink/drug driving, there is never a dull moment in the world of celebrity driving… have a look at our top 15 celebrity car mishaps we have out together especially for ‘celebricious’ readers. 

Paris Hilton: the hotel heiress served 21 days in jail after being caught driving her Bentley through LA without any lights in February 2007 plus her licence was already suspended following an arrest for drink driving in September 2006

Mel Gibson: stopped for hitting 87mph in a 45mph zone and found to be drink-driving. Gibson then insulted the arresting officers in July 2006 this resulted in him being banned for three months and placed on probation for three years

George Michael: admitted being unfit to drive through drugs after being found slumped at the wheel of his Range Rover in October 2006. Cautioned for Cannabis possession in March 2006 and managed to hit several parked cars in April the same year

Prince Naseem: jailed for 15 months in May 2006 and banned from driving for four years after the McLaren Mercedes SLR he was driving ploughed head on into another car

Peter Andre: husband of model Jordan was clocked at 49mph in a 30mph zone. With an existing eight points on his licence, Brighton magistrates imposed a six month ban and £500 fine in July 2005

Rio Ferdinand: overtook a marked police car on the M6 which then tracked him for two miles at an average speed of 105.9mph in January 2005. Banned for 28 days and fined £1,500, the fourth time his licence has been suspended

Amir Khan: Olympic medal-winning boxer was sentenced in October 2007 and January 2008 respectively to two concurrent driving bans of six months, and 42 days; the first for running a red light and knocking down a pedestrian, the second for speeding ‘in excess of 70mph’ on the M62 in December 2006.

Busta Rhymes: Pled guilty in January 2008 to drink-driving charges after an arrest in May 2007. Rhymes has previously been stopped for running a red light, driving without a licence and driving while using a mobile phone

Lindsay Lohan: Was sued in October 2008 by three men who claimed that in July 2007 she commandeered their SUV in order to chase her recently-fired assistant. That incident ended with Lohan’s arrest by police; she served 84 minutes in prison after admitting drink driving and drugs charges.

Britney Spears: April and May 2008 saw two minor shunts in two months for the singer. No action was taken by the police in either case but she is facing charges of hit-and-run and driving without a valid licence after a car park fender bender in August 2007.