Nicole Richie Buys New Place So She Doesn't Have to Drive  11/2/05

Socialite Nicole Richie has bought a new condominium in the heart of Beverly Hills, California, so she won't have to drive anywhere to go shopping.

The Simple Life reality TV star admits she hates driving anywhere in Los Angeles and now she feels she can avoid getting behind the wheel of a car at all costs.

She says, "It's a nice location because it's in the middle of everything, so I'll never have to drive.

"It's not even about me, I'm scared of other people. My friends, they talk on the phone and drive, and it makes me nervous."

Richie plans to move into her new pad with fiancé Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein just before they wed next summer (06).