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Spurs striker Omar Marmoush fined by court for not insuring McLaren supercar

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Kirk, T. (2026, October 12). Spurs striker Omar Marmoush fined by court for not insuring McLaren supercar. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/omar-marmoush-spurs-manchester-city-mclaren-egypt-b1300459.html

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Omar Marmoush, a striker for Spurs, was fined £220 by Teesside Magistrates’ Court on October 5 for driving his uninsured McLaren 720S, valued at around £250,000, without declaring it off the road. The court also ordered him to pay £100 costs and an £88 victim surcharge. Marmoush was prosecuted through the Single Justice Procedure, a fast-track process that handles criminal cases in closed hearings. He did not respond to the DVLA’s attempts to contact him or enter a plea at his hearing.

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Omar Marmoush, a striker for Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs), was fined £220 at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on October 5 after failing to insure his McLaren 720S, valued at an estimated £250,000. The car was also not declared off the road, leading to a criminal prosecution by the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency). Marmoush faced additional costs of £100 and a victim surcharge of £88. Court documents revealed that attempts were made to contact him at his luxury apartment in Manchester city centre before he moved to London. His loan to Spurs, with an obligation to buy for £60 million by the end of the season, was announced in August 2023. Marmoush's case was handled through the Single Justice Procedure, which is a fast-track court process dealing with criminal cases behind closed doors without public attendance or input from the defendant.

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Court papers show Marmoush was issued with a fixed penalty fine on June 17 when officials noticed that the McLaren 720S, worth an estimated £250,000, had not been insured or declared off the road. asserted

720S → show → road

When he did not pay the fine to settle the matter out of court, the DVLA brought a full criminal prosecution. asserted

DVLA → pay → prosecution

At a hearing at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on October 5, Marmoush was found guilty and fined £220, with an order to also pay £100 costs and an £88 victim surcharge. asserted

Marmoush → find → costs

Documents show that the DVLA attempted to contact Marmoush at the luxury apartment in Manchester city centre where he had been living before the switch to London. asserted

he → show → London

His loan to Spurs, which comes with an obligation to buy him for £60 million at the end of the season, was announced at the end of August. asserted

which → come → August

Read More He was part of Egypt’s World Cup squad this summer, and scored 10 goals for Manchester City after joining in January 2025. asserted

He → read → January

The striker was prosecuted through the Single Justice Procedure, a fast-track court process which deals with criminal cases behind closed doors. asserted

which → prosecute → doors

He did not enter a plea to the charge or respond to the papers sent to him by the DVLA. asserted

He → enter → DVLA

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