England international footballer Jack Grealish has been hit with a substantial court bill exceeding £1,000 after his high-performance Lamborghini was recorded breaching a red traffic signal during a late-night journey through Liverpool.
Midfielder Convicted for Failing to Identify Driver
The 30-year-old midfielder, currently on a loan spell at Everton from Manchester City, faced legal action from Merseyside Police following the traffic violation which occurred in September last year. Grealish was found guilty of failing to comply with a legal requirement to inform authorities about who was operating his £210,000 supercar at the time of the incident.
Details of the Late-Night Traffic Violation
Official court documents reveal that Grealish's eye-catching sky blue Lamborghini was captured on camera passing through a red light on Leeds Street and Vauxhall Road in Liverpool at 11.36pm on September 12, 2025. The vehicle was recorded crossing the traffic signal approximately 1.4 seconds after it had turned red, according to police evidence presented to the magistrates.
Kevin Scott, who serves as the safer roads unit manager for Merseyside Police, provided a witness statement detailing the precise circumstances of the traffic violation. The incident took place the evening before Grealish was scheduled to play for Everton against his former club, Aston Villa, in a Premier League match that ultimately ended in a goalless draw.
Legal Proceedings and Penalties Imposed
During a closed-door hearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court last week, magistrate Paul Farquhar imposed significant penalties on the footballer. Grealish received six penalty points on his driving licence alongside financial penalties totalling £1,044, comprising a £660 fine, £120 in court costs, and a £264 victim surcharge.
The court heard that police had made multiple attempts to contact Grealish regarding the incident, initially sending correspondence to a Manchester address in September before following up with a letter to a £5.6 million property in Cheshire during November. Despite these efforts, Grealish failed to provide the required information about who was driving his vehicle when the red light violation occurred.
Resolution Through Single Justice Procedure
The case was resolved through a single justice procedure last Thursday, with Grealish opting not to enter a formal plea during the criminal proceedings. Interestingly, while the original charge of running the red light was eventually dropped by police, the footballer was convicted specifically for failing to provide information relating to the identification of the driver when legally required to do so.
Grealish was among 2,101 defendants prosecuted and found guilty last week for similar offences of failing to identify drivers accused of road traffic violations, with magistrates imposing fines ranging from as little as £1 up to the maximum allowable penalty of £1,000.
Footballer's Season Cut Short by Injury
This legal development comes as Grealish recently revealed that his 2025/26 campaign with Everton has been prematurely ended by injury. The footballer shared an Instagram photograph of himself recovering in a hospital bed following surgery for a stress fracture in his foot, expressing his disappointment with the message: "Didn't want the season to end like this but that's football, gutted."
The combination of legal difficulties and physical setbacks represents a challenging period for the England international, whose professional career has seen him transition from Aston Villa to Manchester City before his current loan arrangement with Everton.
