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Crystal Palace Manager Oliver Glasner Given Six-Month Driving Ban Over 20mph Offence

Court papers show the ban followed a guilty plea handled under the Single Justice Procedure due to existing points on his licence.

Overview

  • A speed camera recorded Glasner driving at 29mph in a 20mph zone on Old Kent Road in Bermondsey at about 7:30am on July 15 last year.
  • A magistrate imposed the disqualification in private last Tuesday, along with a £660 fine, £130 in costs and a £264 victim surcharge.
  • Glasner pleaded guilty in writing on January 27 and, in a February 16 letter, accepted disqualification without requesting an open hearing.
  • Prosecutors said he initially tried to settle with a fixed penalty, but extra points would have taken his total to 12 or more, triggering an automatic ban.
  • Details became public this week through court documents obtained by the Press Association, which also reported 1,089 20mph prosecutions and 27 driving bans in London last week.