Overview
- Westminster Magistrates’ Court imposed a £147 fine, three penalty points, £110 in costs and a £59 victim surcharge in a hearing held last Thursday, which Elba did not need to attend.
- Police evidence showed his BMW moped triggered a speed camera at 10:12am on 21 June, with three images recording 28mph in a 20mph zone near Cheyne Walk.
- Elba admitted he was the rider, and his lawyers said the fixed penalty offer never arrived as they asked the court to mirror a £100 fixed penalty with no costs.
- A National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme check found him ineligible for a speed awareness course, leading the Metropolitan Police to prosecute.
- Reports note the speeding occurred a day after news of his planned Netflix collaboration with King Charles on a film about The King’s Trust.