David Beckham’s own lawyer Mr Loophole admits he SHOULD have been convicted for speeding ‘from a moral standpoint’ after star got off on technicality

DAVID Beckham should morally have been convicted of speeding despite getting off on a technicality - his OWN lawyer admitted today.

The footie star admitted driving at nearly 60mph in a 40mph zone - but avoided punishment because prosecutors sent him notice of the offence a day late.

His lawyer Nick Freeman - dubbed "Mr Loophole" for his track record of getting celebs out of trouble - said that "from a moral standpoint" Becks should have been found guilty.

And he called on the Government to change the law which lets speeding drivers escape justice because of minor errors by the prosecution.

Mr Freeman told the BBC's Today programme: "It was made quite clear from the very start that Mr Beckham didn't dispute that he was speeding.

"Anyone who accepts that they were the driver and they were speeding, you would think in the normal course from a moral standpoint they should be convicted.

"But if the law of the land, the law laid down by our Government says 'no actually'..."

The lawyer insisted the case would help the public by making people more aware of the laws they can use to dodge speeding fines.

But he added that MPs should vote to close the loophole if they want to bring more rogue drivers to justice.

Mr Freeman said: "What Parliament needs to do is it needs to change the law."

And he also took a dig at prosecutors - suggesting they were targeting Mr Beckham because of his fame and saying an "ordinary Joe or ordinary Jane" would never have been taken to court.

The former England captain was caught doing 59mph in a 40mph at the wheel of a £200,000 Bentley in January this year.

But the notice that he'd be prosecuted didn't arrive until 15 days after the offence took place - one day after the two-week deadline.

Mr Freeman convinced a judge to throw out the case because of the blunder, leaving Mr Beckham "very relieved".

Road safety campaigners blasted the verdict and said the football legend should have set a better example.

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