Pape Sarr banned from driving for six months
Spurs midfielder pleaded guilty to speeding in a 20mph zone in Haringey.
Incident → evidence → outcomeTottenham Hotspur midfielder Pape Sarr has been banned from driving for six months following a speeding offence in Haringey. The 24-year-old Senegal international was driving a Mercedes G-Class AMG when it was detected travelling at 25mph in a 20mph zone. The incident took place on February 23 on Green Lanes, near Finsbury Park.
Sarr pleaded guilty to the offence in writing. His case was heard at Bromley Magistrates’ Court under the single justice procedure. He was ordered to pay a £666 fine, £130 in prosecution costs, and a £266 victim surcharge.
Prosecution followed unpaid fine
Court documents revealed that Sarr admitted being the driver when initially contacted by the Metropolitan Police. He had been offered a fixed penalty fine in June to settle the matter out of court but failed to pay it. This led the Met to pursue a criminal prosecution.
The prosecution proceeded despite the Metropolitan Police submitting unreadable images of Sarr’s driving licence to the court. Sarr did not offer any mitigating circumstances when entering his guilty plea and provided the contact details of a Tottenham Hotspur official to the court.
Sarr has made over 100 appearances for Spurs since joining the club in 2021. He was recently loaned to Juventus.
Questions this report answers
01Why has Pape Sarr been banned from driving?
Pape Sarr has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding. His Mercedes G-Class AMG was recorded at 25mph in a 20mph zone on Green Lanes in Haringey on February 23.
02What was the outcome of the court case?
Sarr pleaded guilty to speeding and was disqualified from driving for six months. He was also ordered to pay a £666 fine, £130 in prosecution costs, and a £266 victim surcharge.
03Why did the Metropolitan Police pursue a criminal prosecution?
The Metropolitan Police initiated a criminal prosecution because Pape Sarr failed to pay a fixed penalty fine that was offered to him in June to resolve the speeding offence out of court.
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