Greg Dyke Fined For Breaking 20MPH Speed Limit

Former Director General of the BBC Greg Dyke was fined yesterday after he was caught breaking the 20mph speed limit in his yellow Fiat 500 near his £5.5m Thameside home.

The 79 year-old veteran broadcaster, of Duck Walk, Twickenham did not contest speeding on the A205 Mortlake Road, near the junction with Taylor Avenue on June 6.

Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court were happy to revert the speeding charge to a fixed penalty ticket, resulting in a fine of just £72, plus a £28 surcharge and no costs.

However, Dyke, who went on to become Chairman of the Football Association between 2013-2016, did also received three penalty points on his driving licence for the offence.