Boxing champion Tyson Fury’s dad - John Fury - guilty of Mercedes driving offence
The father of boxing champion Tyson Fury, John Fury has been found guilty of a driving offence committed in his Mercedes 190E.
John Fury - the controversy-prone father of boxing champion Tyson - has been hit with a fine after failing to tell police who was driving his car when it was caught on camera committing “an offence involving a motor vehicle” on a busy motorway.
The 60-year-old’s 1992 Mercedes 190E was snapped on a smart section of the M6 between Keele and Stoke on July 14 last year, magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre were told. However, despite a letter from Staffordshire Police, Fury failed to respond, landing him with a charge for not supplying details within the 29-day legal time limit.
Despite denying the charge Fury, himself a former professional boxer, was handed a £1,574 fine for failing to tell police who was driving his car when found guilty in his absence by magistrates after a trial hearing today (February 23).
A second charge against Fury, of Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, of driving down the closed lane of a motorway, was dismissed.
He was given 28 days to pay the fine. Lead magistrate, Darrell Wood, said: “Mr Fury will be fined £660 based on the assumed weekly income of £440, plus £650 in costs and £264 in victim surcharge. The overall fine of £1,574 is to be paid within 28 days.”
Prosecutor Charlotte Morgan said: “On July 14, one of the Home Office-approved detection devices detected an offence involving a motor vehicle. The details of the vehicle were transmitted to the police. This data auto-populated.
“On July 16, 2024, a notice for prosecution was sent via Royal Mail.”
Reading a statement from Staffordshire Police, Ms Morgan added: “A final reminder was sent second class via Royal Mail to the above person at the above address.
“I have checked the computer system for a reply but there is no record of a reply being received from the defendant John Fury.”
The court hearing came just days after Fury caused a stir at a press conference announcing his son’s return to the ring with a bout against against Arslanbek Makhmudov, set for April 11.
In the aftermath of the gathering, the elder Fury hurled abuse and a challenge to former super middleweight champion, Carl Froch, with the pair later announcing they will square up on the undercard of Tyson’s return.