Bad driver Ben Oxenbould loses road safety ad job FORMER Hey Dad! star and traffic offender Ben Oxenbould has been dumped as the voice of driver awareness campaigns and will no longer be used on road safety announcements in any capacity. The move followed yesterday's exclusive report in The Daily Telegraph revealing the 44-year-old, whose licence has been suspended a dozen times since 1991, was the voice of both NSW and Queensland holiday road safety ads. A spokesman for the NSW Transport Management Centre said the department was "disappointed" Oxenbould's poor driving record had detracted from the road safety message over Easter. "It's safe to say Mr Oxenbould will not be used again for voiceovers or in any other capacity for road safety," Deputy Director-General Tony Braxton-Smith said. The minister has asked us to review internal processes. Mr Braxton-Smith said measures were currently in place to use police checks to screen individuals who were an "advocate or an ambassador," but not voiceovers. "At the moment we do not have police checks in place (for voiceovers)," he said. When questioned at home, Oxenbould exploded, defending his driving history. "You need to go away and do your research," he said. Oxenbould, 44, first received a driver's licence in January 1991. Since then his right to drive has been suspended a dozen times, mostly for failing to pay parking fines. He was also fined for at least 11 minor speeding offences, including making an unlawful U-turn, not keeping left and driving an unregistered vehicle. The Ingleside resident gave a false report to police, claiming to be his brother, when pulled over for driving an unregistered vehicle in January this year. He told police he had left his licence at home. Oxenbould later admitted his deception, producing the licence. Checks revealed he'd been suspended for more than three months after failing to pay outstanding fines. Looking at his seven-page traffic record during a court case in March over the incident, magistrate Alan Railton said the habitual fine-dodger had been "good to the state" over the years: "You're a terrible driver, aren't you?" Oxenbould replied: "Terrible parker, your honour." Mr Railton told Oxenbould his "attention towards your responsibilities is not what it should be" before halving the fine for driving an unregistered car and dismissing the charge of driving while suspended. He was fined $200 and ordered to pay court costs of $83.