Manchester: Juventus striker Carlos Tevez has reportedly been excused from doing nearly six weeks of community service for driving while banned after he paid a fine of 3,000 pounds, which is equivalent to 36 minutes' pay.
The millionaire Argentinian was re-sentenced on Thursday in the wake of his £7.6million transfer to Italian club Juventus. But the decision to swap his community service punishment was blasted by road safety campaigners, with Richard Coteau, from a charity 'Brake', saying that even though Tevez has broken traffic laws, which protect all road users, he had been allowed to exchange his penalty.
Coteau further said that the act has set a bad example, as Tevez is a role model for many youngsters.
In April he was banned for six months after he admitted driving while disqualified with no insurance. The striker earned around £200,000 a week at Manchester City.
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