Sounds like he learned his lesson. He'll have to get a driver or use Uber etc. now, which ironically had he used in the first place he wouldn't be in the position of losing his license!The France and Spurs skipper was fined £50,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after he was stopped following dinner with friends at a restaurant in central London.
Source: TLE
Hopefully the club gets him an oyster card.
Christian Gross was ahead of his time.
To this day he hasn't been done for drink driving.
£50k sounds like a lot. I presume that was bumped up on the assumption that "he can afford it", which is of course true, but thats not the point. If you or I were in his position, would we be fined anywhere near that amount? I doubt it.
I think fines are means-tested these days. Certainly on the continent they are£50k sounds like a lot. I presume that was bumped up on the assumption that "he can afford it", which is of course true, but thats not the point. If you or I were in his position, would we be fined anywhere near that amount? I doubt it.
So Lady Justice does not wear her blindfold anymore?I think fines are means-tested these days. Certainly on the continent they are
Looks like he has grounds to appeal it then, he won't though. I'm not defending what he did but the law should be fair to all, if the maximum fine is £2500 then he should get no more than that.Because we don't earn £150k a week, people who are done for drink driving typically are fined around £500, maximum fine for a charge is £2500
Looks like he has grounds to appeal it then, he won't though. I'm not defending what he did but the law should be fair to all, if the maximum fine is £2500 then he should get no more than that.
Disagree,
I think his salary should be taken into account, it is after all a punishment so there is no point punishing someone so little if they earn a lot, it's meant to act as a deterrent.