Harry Maguire banned from driving for 56 days after admitting speeding

Manchester United player Harry Maguire has been disqualified from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1,052 (€1,260) after he admitted driving at 85mph in a 50mph limit.

The 31-year-old was caught speeding twice in a three-day period last March, Bolton Magistrates’ Court in England heard on Wednesday.

Maguire did not appear for the sentencing but solicitor Gwyn Lewis appeared on his behalf.

The court heard the footballer was captured on camera driving his Range Rover at 85mph coming out of a tunnel on Wilmslow Road, under the runway of Manchester Airport, on March 5th last year.

Prosecutor Karen Allanson said Maguire was the registered keeper of the car and admitted being the driver.

She said: “We were unable to offer the defendant a fixed penalty due to the high speed.”

He pleaded guilty to the offence on October 2, the court heard.

Mr Lewis said: “Of course the speed is wholly excessive and I fully accept that.”

He said Maguire was a “wealthy individual” and would be able to pay a fine within 28 days.

Mr Lewis said Maguire did not mean any disrespect by not attending court.

He added: “Obviously, the fact is he is a public figure. He is a footballer.”

The stretch of road Maguire was caught speeding on was a dual carriageway with no pavement, Mr Lewis said.

The court heard that at the time of the offence he had three penalty points on his licence, relating to an offence on March 16th, 2021.

On March 7th last year, two days after the incident, he was caught speeding again and had since received three penalty points, Mr Lewis said.

He added: “He was offered a speed awareness course but unfortunately because he was away from this country in the summer he wasn’t able to take up the course.”

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