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Jermain Defoe fined for speeding | Jermain Defoe fined for speeding |
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Premier League footballer Jermain Defoe has pleaded guilty to speeding while driving in Portsmouth. | |
The England and Tottenham Hotspur striker did not attend the hearing at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. | The England and Tottenham Hotspur striker did not attend the hearing at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. |
He admitted the charge through his barrister Dean George but denied a second charge of failing to give details, which the prosecution dropped. | He admitted the charge through his barrister Dean George but denied a second charge of failing to give details, which the prosecution dropped. |
Defoe, 27, was fined £400, ordered to pay £45 costs, a £15 victim surcharge and given four points on his licence. | Defoe, 27, was fined £400, ordered to pay £45 costs, a £15 victim surcharge and given four points on his licence. |
Driving ban | Driving ban |
The former Portsmouth striker admitted driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, on 8 May 2008. | The former Portsmouth striker admitted driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, on 8 May 2008. |
The court was told that Defoe is already disqualified from driving for six months for other speeding offences. | The court was told that Defoe is already disqualified from driving for six months for other speeding offences. |
Mr George said of this offence, which involved a Land Rover 4x4: "It was 1.08am, there was no other traffic on the road, there were no other aggravating features." | Mr George said of this offence, which involved a Land Rover 4x4: "It was 1.08am, there was no other traffic on the road, there were no other aggravating features." |
For a footballer who earns thousands a week to be given a fine of just a few hundred pounds - it is not much of a deterrent. Brake spokeswoman | |
Defoe's other driving offences were four points for speeding on 4 October 2008 and six points for speeding on 18 April 2009. | Defoe's other driving offences were four points for speeding on 4 October 2008 and six points for speeding on 18 April 2009. |
He was disqualified from driving for six months on 14 July 2008 and received a further six-month ban on 10 July 2009. | |
Road safety campaigners have criticised the level of the latest fine and said Defoe should have been more responsible. | |
A spokeswoman for road safety charity Brake said: "It's setting an extremely bad example when someone who is looked up to by many people obviously has no respect for the law and safety of others on the roads. | |
"For a footballer who earns thousands a week to be given a fine of just a few hundred pounds - it is not much of a deterrent. | |
"We would like to see courts being able to link fines to how much offenders earn." |
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