{"id":118038,"date":"2025-05-20T21:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/118038\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T21:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:08:10","slug":"ex-england-footie-star-42-banned-from-driving-for-speeding-for-fourth-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/118038\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-England footie star, 42, banned from driving for speeding for FOURTH time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORMER England striker Jermain Defoe has been hit with a fourth driving ban for speeding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/jermain-defoe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The ex-Premier League star<\/a>, 42, was barred for a year after being clocked at 82mph in a 70mph zone last October.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jermain Defoe, Channel 4 football pundit, at Wembley Stadium.\" height=\"688\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-european-qualifier-match-england-897654567.jpg\" data-caption=\"Former England star Jermaine Defoe was barred from driving for a year after being clocked at 82mph in a 70mph zone last October\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-european-qualifier-match-england-897654567.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Former England star Jermaine Defoe was barred from driving for a year after being clocked at 82mph in a 70mph zone last OctoberCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jermain Defoe presenting for Amazon Prime at a Premier League match.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Alamy\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-jermain-defoe-presenting-amazon-955045484.jpg\" data-caption=\"The former Spurs and Sunderland striker was fined \u00a3660 plus \u00a390 costs and a \u00a3266 victim surcharge\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024-jermain-defoe-presenting-amazon-955045484.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>The former Spurs and Sunderland striker was fined \u00a3660 plus \u00a390 costs and a \u00a3266 victim surchargeCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n<p>Defoe, who played 57 times for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196702\/england\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a>, was driving a Land Rover in Wormley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/hertfordshire\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Herts<\/a>, JPs in St Albans were told.<\/p>\n<p>His barrister said the ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196652\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spurs<\/a> ace deserved credit for pleading guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Defoe, who was not in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/court\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">court<\/a>, was fined \u00a3660 plus \u00a390 costs and a \u00a3266 victim surcharge.<\/p>\n<p>He also got three points to add to the nine already on his licence.<\/p>\n<p>Defoe was previously banned from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/road-laws\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">road<\/a> for six months in July 2008 for speeding.<\/p>\n<p>He received another six-month ban for the same offence the following year.<\/p>\n<p>He later admitted driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/portsmouth\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Portsmouth<\/a> in May 2008. <\/p>\n<p>He was given an additional four points on his license.<\/p>\n<p>The star ended up in court again in October 2010 after being caught with a phone behind the wheel while driving in Loughton.<\/p>\n<p>He was handed three points &#8211; narrowly avoiding another ban &#8211; and fined \u00a3800.<\/p>\n<p>Defoe was then slapped with his third six-month ban two years ago when he was clocked doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in Rutherglen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/lanarkshire\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Lanarkshire<\/a> in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>SUN Jermain Defoe&#8217;s Mysterious Encounter in Car Park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORMER England striker Jermain Defoe has been hit with a fourth driving ban for speeding. 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