BVB star Bellingham has to go to court in England: In Germany, the penalty for the same offense would be milder

Created: 08/12/2022, 10:52 am

By: Marius Epp

Jude Bellingham broke the traffic rules - and will probably have to pay.

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Jude Bellingham had to appear before an English court on Wednesday.

The BVB star is accused of a traffic offense.

Birmingham – In principle, Jude Bellingham will be happy to travel to his native England.

On Wednesday, however, there was a rather unpleasant reason for the midfield star of Borussia Dortmund to get on the plane: he had to appear in court in Birmingham.

This is reported by the English medium

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Bellingham is reportedly being charged with a traffic violation.

The 19-year-old is said to have sent WhatsApp messages on his smartphone while driving a Mercedes A 180.

The offense is said to have occurred in Birmingham on March 1 of this year.

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Because Bellingham, contrary to the request of the local authorities, did not comment, he was charged on April 1 and is now subpoenaed.

What penalty awaits the traffic offender did not initially penetrate.

Fines of up to the equivalent of 1200 euros are possible in England for this type of offence.

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With an annual income of five million euros, Bellingham will be able to cope with the fine.

Incidentally, in Germany cellphone tippers at the wheel get off comparatively cheaply.

There is a fine of 100 euros.

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In fact: Captain Marco Reus drove for many years without a license and was finally caught.

In the meantime, however, he has caught up on his driver's license.

The court date will probably not throw Bellingham off course either.

The allegations against teammate Nico Schulz are more serious.

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The England youngster is one of the most important pillars in Edin Terzic's team.

The new coach even promoted him to third captain behind Reus and Mats Hummels at the start of the season.

In the midfield of the black and yellow, he should ensure stability together with either Mo Dahoud, Emre Can or newcomer Salih Özcan and build on his sometimes outstanding performances of the past few years.

And of course keep your hands off your smartphone while driving.