Chelsea player drove black Cadillac without insurance or a licence

Chelsea FC player David Fofana has been slapped with eight points on his licence for driving his black Cadillac without insurance.

The Ivorian striker, had neither insurance nor a licence when he was stopped at the wheel of his £100,000 Escalade in Chessington, Surrey, on 20 February.

The 22-year-old ace his professional debut for Chelsea on 8 January 2023 in a 4-0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup.

He went on to make two more appearances for the club before being loaned out to Bundesliga side and later fellow Premier League team Burnley.

Fofana earlier admitted using a motor vehicle without third party insurance and driving a vehicle without a licence.

He is currently on loan to newly-promoted Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük and did not attend the hearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court in person.

Prosecutor Laura-Ann Harding said: ‘At 10.57pm on 20 February 2024 the defendant used a vehicle, namely a Cadillac Escalade registration number BX24 HUA, on Kelvin Road KT9 with no insurance covering the use of that vehicle.

‘At the same date, time and place the defendant drove otherwise in accordance with a licence, in that no L plates were displayed and he was not being supervised by an otherwise qualified driver.’

The footballer, who declared his monthly income after tax as £10,000, was fined a total of £12,130 for the driving offences.

Bench chair Vikas Aggarwal said: ‘I find the matter can be dealt with a fine of £15,000 before plea, brought down to £10,000 after guilty plea.

‘There is a surcharge of £2,000 and a prosecution cost of £130, making a total of £12,130.

‘This sum is payable to court within 28 days.’

Fofana, previously of Wandsworth, also had his driving licence endorsed with eight points.
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