Idris Elba fined for speeding offence just weeks after knighthood

• Sir Idris Elba has been convicted and fined for exceeding the speed limit on his BMW moped in central London.
• The acclaimed actor, who was knighted in the New Year honours list, was caught travelling at 28mph in a 20mph zone on Chelsea Embankment last June.
• He received a £147 fine, three penalty points on his licence, and was ordered to pay £110 in costs and a £59 victim surcharge.
• Elba admitted to being the rider but contended he never received a fixed penalty notice, which would have allowed him to resolve the matter out of court.
• His lawyers stated he would have accepted the fixed penalty, and the prosecution was handled through a private Single Justice Procedure at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

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Idris Elba convicted after being caught speeding at 28mph on scooter