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Defoe accused of driving offences


Tottenham and England footballer Jermaine Defoe has denied a series of motoring offences, including letting someone use his car without insurance.

Mr Defoe, 26, from Cuffley, Hertfordshire, did not attend a hearing in Southend when it was decided the case would be sent for trial.
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Another man, Ryan Edgar, 23, of east London, also denied charges which include driving without insurance.

The trial will take place before magistrates in Southend on 1 May.

Mr Defoe is charged with permitting the use of a motor vehicle without insurance, aiding and abetting the driving of a motor vehicle not in accordance with a licence, and that the vehicle was potentially dangerous because of the tinted windows.

Mr Edgar, of Plaistow, who also did not attend the hearing, is charged with using a motor vehicle without insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger.

THE BBC