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Footballer admits driving offence | Footballer admits driving offence |
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Premier League footballer Ricardo Fuller has pleaded guilty to driving without a UK licence. | Premier League footballer Ricardo Fuller has pleaded guilty to driving without a UK licence. |
The 29-year-old Jamaican striker, who plays for Stoke City, admitted driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence at Fenton Magistrates' Court. | The 29-year-old Jamaican striker, who plays for Stoke City, admitted driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence at Fenton Magistrates' Court. |
Fuller, of Ashbourne Drive, Crewe, Cheshire, was fined £190 and given three penalty points. | Fuller, of Ashbourne Drive, Crewe, Cheshire, was fined £190 and given three penalty points. |
His defence had previously claimed that he was resident in Jamaica and therefore did not need a UK licence. | His defence had previously claimed that he was resident in Jamaica and therefore did not need a UK licence. |
Two charges that he had driven without insurance were dropped at an earlier court hearing. | Two charges that he had driven without insurance were dropped at an earlier court hearing. |
He was charged after being arrested while driving a black BMW as he pulled into the Stoke City training ground in the Trent Vale area of the city on 25 February. | |
Fuller, who was not in court, is the club's top scorer this season with eight goals. | |
He is understood to have taken his UK driving theory test and to be taking his practical driving test later this month. |
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