US EditionSir Idris Elba Fined for Speeding on Scooter in London
Sir Idris Elba received a £147 fine, three penalty points, and additional costs after a speed camera recorded him riding 28mph in a 20mph zone on Chelsea Embankment.
- Sir Idris Elba was convicted and fined after being recorded by a speed camera at 10.12am on June 21 last year on Chelsea Embankment, police say he broke a 20mph limit.
- The Metropolitan Police said images showed Sir Idris Elba riding at 28mph in a 20mph zone, and they offered a fixed penalty which his lawyers at Patterson Law say never arrived.
- After police correspondence, a police staff member said Sir Idris Elba confirmed he was the rider and pleaded guilty while disputing the fixed penalty, and an NDORS check found him ineligible for diversion.
- Sir Idris Elba was fined £147, received three penalty points, and paid £110 costs plus £59 surcharge at Westminster Magistrates' Court last Thursday.
- Elba's well-known scooter enthusiasm and recent knighthood add a notable public-interest element to the case, especially as the incident followed his Netflix film collaboration with the King on the King's Trust.
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Idris Elba fined for speeding on his scooter
Sir Idris Elba has been fined after he was caught speeding while riding his scooter A report by BBC News stated the actor was travelling at 28mph in a 20mph zone along Chelsea Embankment in London last June. He was given a £147 fine at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, as well as three penalty points on his licence. He was also ordered to pay £110 in costs and a £59 victim surcharge. The actor was not present for the sentencing. The Metropolitan P…
Sir Idris Elba convicted and fined by court over scooter speeding offence in 20mph zone
Sir Idris Elba has been found guilty of a speeding offence and ordered to pay £147 at Westminster Magistrates' Court.The 53-year-old actor and DJ was caught riding his BMW moped at 28mph along Chelsea Embankment in central London, exceeding the 20mph limit.The Metropolitan Police brought the prosecution following the incident in June last year.Sir Idris acknowledged he was the rider but contested the case on procedural grounds. His legal team ar…
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