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14.04.2023 - 22:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Footballer Jesse Lingard is to stand trial after denying providing the details of a fictitious man when his Range Rover was flashed by a speed camera.
The former Manchester United star and England international has been charged with failing to provide information about who was driving his vehicle after a name and address were allegedly provided which were 'linked to a so-called NIP farm.'
The case of the 27-year-old winger, who now plays for Nottingham Forest, was today (Friday) heard for the first time at Stockport Magistrates Court. Mr Lingard did not appear in court in person; however, his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
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The court was told the Range Rover Sport was picked up by a camera allegedly exceeding the speed limit on the A56 in Trafford in August last year but that the driver was never stopped or spoken to.
Mike Arden, prosecuting for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that as the registered keeper the force 'wrote to Mr Lingard at his then home address in Altrincham' with a notice of intended prosecution (NIP) and a Section 172 notice requesting the details of who was driving.
That notice 'made it clear that the individual it was addressed to was to respond' and that 'they are not to pass it on to anyone' he said. Around two weeks after Mr Lingard was written to, a nomination was made online 'on the face of it by someone appearing to be Mr Lingard' with his e-mail address being used, Mr Arden said.
The nomination said the person driving was a George Bolt who lived at an address on Pretoria Road in Oldham, he continued. Mr Bolt was written to and no response was received, the court heard. "That's not a surprise because
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