The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been convicted of speeding. The conviction happened a few days after the coronation of King Charles. The incident happened on October 2, 2021, when Welby was caught exceeding 20mph limit in the Kennington borough of Lambeth with his Volkswagen Golf on the A3036 Albert Embankment. He was ordered to pay £510 and received three points on his licence due of the conviction.
The sentence was passed during a private hearing at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court recently, the day Welby labelled the plan of the government to tackle the small boats crisis as “morally unacceptable and politically impractical.”
According to Lambeth Palace, Welby attempted to pay the fine three times before the matter went to court, but “admin errors” prevented the payment. Meanwhile, the court spokeswoman confirmed that Welby admitted the offence online and was fined £300, ordered to pay a £120 victim surcharge, and £90 in costs.
The prosecution was carried out via the Single Justice Procedure, which permits the court to deal with the matter through written evidence in a private hearing. A Lambeth Palace spokesperson said: “The Archbishop knows about [the fine] but hadn’t been notified that it had gone to court. He has tried to resolve this and pay the fine three times. He has all the paperwork to prove that he has tried to pay. Admin errors seem to be causing problems.”
This incident generated concerns about the significance of abiding by traffic laws, especially for public figures like the Archbishop of Canterbury. Also, the speeding conviction came at a time when there is growing scrutiny over the behavior of individuals in positions of authority.
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