"Drivers who choose to drive their vehicle after a failed MOT test are at risk of receiving a £2,500 fine, a driving ban and three penalty points,..."
That report is incorrect in at least one respect. A driver cannot receive both a ban and penalty points for the same single offence (unless he becomes subject to the "totting up" rules). It's one or the other. Furthermore, the chances of being banned for a single offence of non-roadworthyness are vanishingly unlikely. as is being fined anything approaching £2,500.