Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana has avoided a driving ban despite accumulating 14 penalty points on his provisional licence after a second driving conviction this year. The 22-year-old, currently on loan at Turkish club Fatih Karagumruk, was handed six additional points by a magistrate in Bexley last week, bringing his total to 14.
Fofana's latest conviction stems from a police stop on July 12, when his Cadillac Escalade was caught speeding at 72mph in a 50mph zone on the A3 in Putney. Officers found he was driving alone on a provisional licence without L-plates and without supervision. He was fined £440 for speeding, with no separate penalty for driving without a licence, and ordered to pay £110 in costs and a £176 victim surcharge.
The Ivorian's first conviction occurred in October, when he was fined £10,000 for driving without a licence or insurance in Chessington, Surrey, on February 20. He received eight points on his provisional licence for that offence.
Despite the 14 points, the court did not consider an automatic disqualification, and no explanation was given for sparing him a ban. The hearing was conducted behind closed doors under the Single Justice Procedure.
Fofana joined Chelsea from Norwegian club Molde in January 2023 and has had loan spells at Burnley and now Fatih Karagumruk. He was part of Chelsea's 'bomb squad' before securing the Turkish loan.
