Rangers cult hero banned from driving for FOURTH time – after FIFTH offence behind the wheel
He narrowly avoided a ban on his third visit to court for a driving-related incident
CAR CRAZY Rangers cult hero banned from driving for FOURTH time – after FIFTH offence behind the wheel
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FORMER Rangers star Jermain Defoe has been banned from driving after being caught speeding for a FOURTH time.
The 42-year-old was also slapped with a fine and had points added to his licence.
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Jermain Defoe during his time at Rangers
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The ex-footie star has been banned from driving for a year
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Defoe was caught doing 82mph in a 70mph zone last October and on't be able to get behind the wheel for a year.
A Premier League icon, Defoe played 57 times for England and starred for Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Sunderland during his career.
After starting his professional career with West Ham, Defoe established himself as a prolific goal scorer and won a move to Spurs in 2004 for £6million.
A court heard that Defoe was clocked speeding in his Land Rover in Wormley, Hertforshire,
His barrister said the former striker deserved credit for pleading guilty.
Defoe, who did not appear in court, was fined £660 plus £90 costs and a £266 victim surcharge.
He also got three points to add to the nine already on his licence.
Defoe has a list of previous instances of speeding.
In January 2010 he admitted to driving at 45mph in a 30mph zone in Portsmouth in May 2008 and was given an additional four points on his license.
At the time he admitted that speeding offence, Defoe had already been disqualified from driving for six months for other speeding crimes.
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His other driving offences were four points for speeding on October 4 2008 and six points for speeding on April 18 2009.
The footie ace ended up in court again in October 2010 after being caught with a phone behind the wheel while driving in Loughton.
He was handed three points - narrowly avoiding another ban - and fined £800.
Defoe was then hit with his third six-month ban two years ago when he was clocked doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire in December 2020.
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