Richard Hammond fined £1,771 and 7 points for speeding

Former television presenter Richard Hammond has been fined and received penalty points on his driving licence after being convicted of two speeding offences committed in December 2025. The 56-year-old was caught exceeding the speed limit twice within three weeks while driving luxury cars in Herefordshire.

Hammond pleaded guilty to both charges via his legal representatives and was sentenced at Telford Magistrates' Court on July 22, 2026. Magistrate Ann Minton imposed seven penalty points on his licence and ordered him to pay a total of 1,771 pounds, which includes fines of 333 pounds and 666 pounds, 240 pounds in costs, and 532 pounds in victim surcharges.

According to court documents, the first offence occurred just before 1 p.m. on December 2, 2025. Hammond was driving a Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo at 68 mph in a 50 mph zone on the A40 in Pencraig, Herefordshire. The second offence took place at approximately 11:45 a.m. on December 22, 2025, when his Bentley Continental GT was recorded travelling at 82 mph in a 70 mph limit on the A50 Rudhall Overbridge, also in Herefordshire. West Mercia Police presented speed camera evidence of both violations.