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Man United’s Leny Yoro Gets Six-Month Driving Ban for 72mph Speeding in 30mph Zone

Magistrates imposed the penalty under the single justice procedure after camera evidence, with a separate failure-to-identify charge withdrawn.

Overview

  • Police records show a speed camera clocked the 20-year-old at 72mph just after 4pm on 28 August on Mauldeth Road West in Withington, a residential stretch near a secondary school.
  • Crewe Magistrates’ Court ordered a six-month disqualification plus a £666 fine, £120 in costs and a £266 victim surcharge, totalling £1,052.
  • The case was handled on written submissions under the single justice procedure, so Yoro did not appear in court.
  • With assistance from a Manchester United official, Yoro entered an online guilty plea to speeding as prosecutors withdrew the separate allegation of failing to identify the driver.
  • Solicitor Lisa Nevitt submitted an apology saying he was rushing a friend to a railway station and would not contest disqualification, and reports indicate the ban is not expected to affect his match availability.