Ferdinand banned for speeding & is on £690 per week

[Up the Shrimpers]

I speak as a former naughty boy who got caught doing 101mph in a 70mph (M6 Toll). £350 fine, 6 points and all gone after 3 years.

Ok thanks for the info.
You were lucky not to get a ban.
You must earn more than Ferdinand :smile:

 

[Leoblue]

I speak as a former naughty boy who got caught doing 101mph in a 70mph (M6 Toll). £350 fine, 6 points and all gone after 3 years.

We've all been guilty of going over the top at times.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Ok thanks for the info.
You were lucky not to get a ban.
You must earn more than Ferdinand :smile:

Tell me about it. I played a humble with the magistrate and told them that my poor old ma had to get to the hospital regularly and she took pity....Oddly enough, my mate's brother got caught doing exactly the same the following week and got 6 points a £550 fine :smile:

Was over 10 years ago now, but IIRC it didn't affect my insurance at all.

 

[Cockle43]

38mph in a 30 limit near Billericay. So probably a speed camera near where he lives. I bet having a ban really bumps up insurance when he can drive again.

Yes, according to the Echo report:-

[FONT=&quot]Basildon Magistrates’ Court heard the former Premier League defender was caught in his Audi Q5 on the A129 near to Hickstars Lane in South Green, Billericay, at 5.19pm on November 15.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Ferdinand, 32, of Grove Park, London was snapped by a speed camera driving at 38mph in the 30mph zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The court heard Ferdinand has committed similar offences since the beginning of 2015.[/FONT]

 

[Leoblue]

Yes, according to the Echo report:-

Basildon Magistrates’ Court heard the former Premier League defender was caught in his Audi Q5 on the A129 near to Hickstars Lane in South Green, Billericay, at 5.19pm on November 15.
Ferdinand, 32, of Grove Park, London was snapped by a speed camera driving at 38mph in the 30mph zone.
The court heard Ferdinand has committed similar offences since the beginning of 2015.

Wasn't his mum ill at that time?

 

[RobM]

4th time unlucky then in what the past 3 years (not sure how long points stay on a licence?)

Once is unlucky.
Twice is careless.
Three times is plain daft
Four?!

 

[C V Shrimper]

Why is it necessary to put his salary in the story, i don't remember seeing other peoples earnings when they've been done for speeding.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Surely this is a civil rather than a criminal offence in law?

With all your hands on experience of the English criminal system before you fled to Spain I thought you would have appreciated that this is a criminal matter?

Speeding is very much a criminal offence. It is prosecuted by the CPS in the magistrates court and they have to meet the criminal burden of proof in the same way as they did when Luke McCormick committed a similar traffic offence, albeit with tragic consequences to his recklessness.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

With all your hands on experience of the English criminal system before you fled to Spain I thought you would have appreciated that this is a criminal matter?

Speeding is very much a criminal offence. It is prosecuted by the CPS in the magistrates court and they have to meet the criminal burden of proof in the same way as they did when Luke McCormick committed a similar traffic offence, albeit with tragic consequences to his recklessness.

I do have previous convictions for speeding and for careless driving but that was a long time ago now.And the convictions are spent.

Btw,I didn't "flee to Spain" at all.:raspberry:

 

[Swiss Tony]

I do have previous convictions for speeding and for careless driving but that was a long time ago now.And the convictions are spent.

Btw,I didn't "flee to Spain" at all.:raspberry:

I'm glad you did,the roads are a lot safer without you it would seem,my God Barners the boy racer.:omg::hilarious:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I'm glad you did,the roads are a lot safer without you it would seem,my God Barners the boy racer.:omg::hilarious:

Ha! No recent convictions on my licence -unlike my wife who has to attend a 2 day driving course this weekend to get 3 points back on hers.

Perhaps Anton should walk in from Billericay? Might improve his mobility on the pitch.:winking:

 

[RHB]

Why is it necessary to put his salary in the story, i don't remember seeing other peoples earnings when they've been done for speeding.

He's a Ferdinand, he's well known and the BBC would see his earnings as a useful titbit to beef up the story, especially as, on the face of it, it's not a fortune.

 

[Suffolk Blue]

Why is it necessary to put his salary in the story, i don't remember seeing other peoples earnings when they've been done for speeding.

Salary has to be disclosed now because fines are set at a proportion of your weekly wage. I don't think overtime and bonuses are taken into consideration, just the basic weekly salary net of tax and NI.

From the papers at the time the new rules came in...

All of the bands have a starting limit, which is a percentage of your weekly income. However, this can be increased or decreased depending on the circumstances, which are explained below.

The starting point for a Band A fine is 50pc of weekly income but this could vary between 25pc and 75pc. For Band B offences fines vary between 75pc and 125pc.

The most serious offenders who are hit with a Band C fine will be charged 150pc of their relevant weekly income, which could rise to 175pc or fall to 125pc.

The fine is capped at £1,000, or £2,500 if you're caught speeding on the motorway. The charges are calculated based on your income after tax and national insurance deductions.

Anton's offence carries a Band A tariff so he got a standard fine based on a disclosed weekly wage of £690.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

4th time unlucky then in what the past 3 years (not sure how long points stay on a licence?)

Points stay on your license for 4 years. You get banned if you rack up 12 of more points within 3 years.

 

[Firestorm]

I got caught on that speed camera about 15 years ago. Its right near where I used to live but since moving away rhe moved the 40 limit a mile further down the road

 

[rlb999]

he's on more than that, because it would be easy for him to earn far more than that elsewhere. there will be bonuses for playing or winning or clean sheets or promotion. although it's a fairly basic point, I'm actually quite impressed the club haven't given him a massive whack just for turning up - I'd have said they were daft enough. hopefully all the ex premier league boys have contracts that are similarly structured.

 

[BrettieAngell]

I don't get why some people are so obsessed with what players earn

 

[hockleyeast1964]

he's on more than that, because it would be easy for him to earn far more than that elsewhere. there will be bonuses for playing or winning or clean sheets or promotion. although it's a fairly basic point, I'm actually quite impressed the club haven't given him a massive whack just for turning up - I'd have said they were daft enough. hopefully all the ex premier league boys have contracts that are similarly structured.

Kightleys on 2500+ a week , well done Ferdys lawyer!

 

[donsupez]

Fines are usually in line with your wages so they fine you a percentage of what you earn. So most prob to protect him from a bigger fine

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Why is it necessary to put his salary in the story, i don't remember seeing other peoples earnings when they've been done for speeding.

But they didn't?