Mohamed Salah banned from driving for six months
Former Liverpool star convicted of failing to identify driver of speeding Rolls-Royce in March.
What to know
- Salah's Rolls-Royce was caught speeding at 36mph in a 30mph zone on 27 March; he failed to tell police who was driving.
- Convicted under the Single Justice Procedure in private magistrate hearings for failing to provide driver identification, not the speeding itself.
- Handed a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay £1,044 at Warrington Combined Court on 21 September.
- The incident occurred days after Salah announced his departure from Liverpool after nine years; he has since transferred to Turkish club Trabzonspor.
“Salah was prosecuted under the Single Justice Procedure, which sees magistrates sit in private hearings, and was convicted of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of the Rolls-Royce.”
Court spokeswoman, Warrington Combined Court · BBC Sport ↗
Mohamed Salah Former Liverpool footballerCheshire Police Prosecuting authorityWarrington Combined Court Judicial body
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Salah convicted and handed driving ban at Warrington Combined Court
Salah was convicted under the Single Justice Procedure of failing to provide information about who was driving his Rolls-Royce. He did not respond to the prosecution notice brought by Cheshire Police and did not enter a plea. He was handed a six-month driving ban and ordered to pay £1,044.
“firmly established himself as one of the greatest players in Liverpool's history…”
— Liverpool FC, Club statement · source -
first by Evening Standard, 3d ago · also BBC Football, BBC Sport, Yahoo Sports, BBC Africa
3 more headlines
- Ex-Liverpool forward Salah gets six-month driving ban BBC Football · 3d ago
- Ex-Liverpool star Salah given six-month driving ban BBC Sport · 3d ago
- Mohamed Salah given six-month driving ban Yahoo Sports · 3d ago
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Salah's Rolls-Royce clocked speeding in Wilmslow — A speed camera caught Salah's Rolls-Royce driving at 36mph on a 30mph stretch of road in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
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Salah announces departure from Liverpool — Salah announced he would be leaving Liverpool after nine years, with the club stating he had 'firmly established himself as one of the greatest players in Liverpool's history.' He scored 257 goals in 442 appearances before transferring to Turkish side Trabzonspor.