Overview
- On Friday a magistrates' judge in Birmingham set aside Antonio’s April conviction for failing to identify the driver and listed a rehearing for 2 March next year.
- Antonio pleaded not guilty and told the court he had handed the Lamborghini to a car sales firm and missed earlier proceedings while playing in Qatar.
- The vehicle was recorded averaging 50mph in a 40mph zone in Birmingham on 1 March 2025, but prosecutors previously dropped the separate speeding charge linked to that recording.
- If convicted at the rehearing, Antonio faces six further penalty points that could lead to a driving ban and would add to existing points on his licence from his December crash.
- The court's ruling reopens the case on procedural grounds rather than finding innocence, and the March trial will determine whether the failing-to-identify charge stands or is disposed of beforehand.