Mother whose son, four, was filmed riding on top of her car’s roof appeals ...

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A mother-of-six whose four-year-old son was filmed on top of her car as she hit speeds of nearly 100km/h is appealing against her three-month driving ban.

Erica Shadforth drove with her son on the roof of her vehicle for 13km between Camillo and Piara Waters through Perth's eastern suburbs in January. 

Appearing at Armadale Magistrates Court on Wednesday, the 36-year-old pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and failing to ensure a child was properly restrained. 

Despite there being no requirement to ban her from driving, Magistrate Steven Malley restricted her for three months. 

Shadforth's lawyer Andy Matthews, plans on appealing the sentence stating 'unnecessary hardship on her

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