Former England footballer Paul Ince has been handed a 12-month driving ban and ordered to pay £7,085 after admitting drink-driving. The 57-year-old appeared at Chester Magistrates' Court on Friday, where he pleaded guilty to driving his Range Rover while over the legal alcohol limit on 28 June in Neston, Cheshire.
In addition to the driving ban, Ince was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay a £2,000 statutory surcharge and £85 costs. Judge McGarva told him: “The message has got to be if you’re going to drive, you don’t drink at all.”
Before entering the courtroom, Ince signed an autograph for a fan and posed for a selfie with another. The former midfielder earned 53 caps for England and played for clubs including West Ham, Manchester United, Inter Milan, and Liverpool. After retiring, he moved into management, most recently with Reading between 2022 and 2023.
