Nottingham Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has been ordered to pay more than £1,100 after being convicted of failing to tax his McLaren 765LT supercar. The 25-year-old Premier League player was prosecuted by the DVLA for keeping the vehicle without a valid licence.
Court documents reveal Hudson-Odoi became the registered keeper of the luxury vehicle in February 2024, but the annual tax expired at the end of January 2025. The DVLA said the McLaren was still untaxed nine months later when it was spotted on Southmill Street in Manchester on 29 October last year. Some models of the McLaren 765LT have asking prices exceeding £400,000.
The DVLA offered Hudson-Odoi an out-of-court settlement, but he did not respond, leading to a criminal prosecution. He did not enter a plea and was convicted at York Magistrates’ Court on 20 April in a fast-track hearing. Magistrate Karen Shackleton imposed a £660 fine, £410 in back tax, and £85 in costs.
The conviction comes shortly after news that Hudson-Odoi will miss the remainder of Forest’s season due to surgery for a leg injury. The player, who joined Forest from Chelsea in 2023, has scored six goals in 43 appearances this season and earned three senior England caps in 2019. Forest remain under relegation threat but have pulled clear of the drop zone and are also competing in the Europa League semi-finals.
