Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has received a six-month driving ban and been ordered to pay £2,185 after being caught exceeding the speed limit twice on the same stretch of road near his Surrey residence.
The 26-year-old, who cost the Gunners a British record £105million in 2023, was detected speeding on the A217 on two separate occasions during January last year.
Rice, who resides in a £3million property in Surrey, was driving his £40,000 Land Rover when the offences occurred just five days apart.
The ban was imposed through the totting up procedure after the latest violations pushed his licence to 15 points, reports the Daily Mail.
Rice was first recorded travelling at 37mph in a 30mph zone on the A217 on January 3 last year.
The midfielder was then caught again on January 8, this time driving at 49mph in an area with a 40mph limit.
Both incidents took place on the same road close to his multi-million-pound home in Surrey.
Declan Rice has scored four Premier League goals for Arsenal this season
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The footballer was behind the wheel of his £40,000 Land Rover on each occasion.
The two offences occurred within the space of just five days, with the second violation coming exactly one week after the first speeding incident was recorded by cameras on the route.
Rice had accumulated six points on his licence prior to these offences, with the additional nine points from the two speeding violations taking his total to 15.
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The midfielder did not attend the hearing at Crawley Magistrates Court on Tuesday when the ban was handed down.
His total financial penalty of £2,185 was made up of three components: a £1,500 fine for the offences themselves, a £600 surcharge, and £85 to cover court costs.
The six-month disqualification means the Arsenal star will be unable to drive until the summer.
Rice began his footballing journey at Chelsea's academy in 2006 before signing his first professional deal with West Ham in 2015.
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| PADuring his time at the London Stadium, he developed into one of the Premier League's most sought-after midfielders.
The highlight of his Hammers career came in 2023 when he captained the club to Europa Conference League glory, with David Moyes' side defeating Fiorentina 2-1 in the final.
That triumph proved to be his farewell, as he departed for Arsenal later that summer in a British record transfer worth £105m.
He is yet to win a trophy with the Gunners but has impressed, with the midfielder scoring four goals and clocking up three assists from 19 league appearances this season.