Andrew Tate fined for driving 90mph over limit in Romania
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Andrew Tate fined for driving 90mph over limit in Romania
Andrew Tate caught speeding 146km/h over limit in Romania on Saturday. The 38-year-old received a fine of £310 ($420) and had his driving licence suspended for 120 days due to the severity of the offence. Tate has denied he was speeding and said he would appeal. The self-proclaimed misogynist and his brother, Tristan, are currently facing charges including rape and human trafficking in Romania, as well as separate allegations in the UK and US. The elder Tate has often flaunted his collection of sports cars.
13 hours ago Share Save Mircea Barbu BBC News Reporting from Bucharest Share Save
Getty Images Andrew Tate is known for his predilection for sports cars
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been caught speeding at 196km/h (121mph) in a 50km/h zone in Romania, officials have said. The British-American national was recorded driving at nearly four times the speed limit in a village about 184km from the Romanian capital, Bucharest. The 38-year-old received a fine of £310 ($420), in line with local traffic legislation, and had his driving licence suspended for 120 days due to the severity of the offence, police said. Tate has denied he was speeding and said he would appeal. The self-proclaimed misogynist and his brother, Tristan, are currently facing charges including rape and human trafficking in Romania, as well as separate allegations in the UK and US. They deny any wrongdoing.
The brothers are allowed to travel in Romania, where they live, and abroad, subject to court-ordered conditions while their cases are pending. Andrew Tate was caught speeding on Saturday in the central village of Bujoreni, police said. They added in a statement that excessive speed remained one of the leading causes of road deaths in Romania. Tate later described the assertion that he was speeding as “grossly false” and said he would contest the matter in court on Monday. He wrote on social media that he had attempted to explain to the officer who stopped him that the radar gun – used by police to measure a vehicle’s speed – “must be calibrated incorrectly because I would never do this”. Tate said he looked forward to being proven innocent, and claimed he would “enjoy full and normal driving privileges in the mean time”, despite the suspension.
The elder Tate has often flaunted his collection of sports cars, including Bugattis and Lamborghinis, frequently posting photos of himself alongside them on social media. The former kickboxer has gained millions of followers online, where he has often mixed political messages with showcasing a flashy lifestyle. He has been caught speeding on numerous occasions in Romania. In April 2021, Tate was stopped in a town near Bucharest for allegedly driving a Porsche at 138km/h, according to local reports. A year prior, he had received a speeding fine in Germany. Several of his luxury cars were seized by Romanian authorities in 2023, as part of legal proceedings against him.
Getty Images Andrew Tate has had several of his sports cars impounded by Romanian authorities
Andrew Tate has driving licence seized by police ‘after being caught speeding at 120 miles per hour in a 30mph zone’
The 38-year-old foreign citizen was caught driving four times over the speed limit in a sports car earlier today in Bujoreni, Romania. The motorist, who lives in Brașov, was handed a 1,822 leu (£304.71) fine, with his driver’s licence also seized by police for 120 days. It comes as the self-proclaimed misogynist and his brother Tristan face human trafficking and rape charges in Romania. They also face separate accusations in both the UK and US. Both Andrew and Tristan Tate have denied any wrongdoing in all allegations and maintained their innocence in all the allegations in Romania and the US. The men are permitted to travel in and outside the eastern European county, but are under court-ordered conditions while their cases are ongoing. Andrew Tate has previously been caught speeding several times in Romania in 2021 where he drove a Porsche at 85mph, local media reported.
Andrew Tate has had his driving licence seized by Romanian police after being caught driving 120mph in a 30mph zone, officials have said.
The 38-year-old foreign citizen was caught driving four times over the speed limit in a sports car earlier today in Bujoreni, Romania.
According to the Vâlcea County Police Inspectorate (IPJ), the car logged a speed 90mph over the limit on the village road.
The motorist, who lives in Brașov, was handed a 1,822 leu (£304.71) fine, with his driver’s licence also seized by police for 120 days.
Sources close to the traffic probe confirmed to local media outlets, the 38-year-old foreign man was Tate. Police have since confirmed it to be him,the BBC reported.
Local police said in a statement that speeding was one of the leading causes of road deaths in the eastern European country.
It comes as the self-proclaimed misogynist and his brother Tristan face human trafficking and rape charges in Romania.
They also face separate accusations in both the UK and US. They deny any wrongdoing.
Andrew Tate has had his driving licence seized by Romanian police after being caught driving 120mph in a 30mph zone, officials have said
The 38-year-old foreign citizen was caught driving four times over the speed limit in a sports car earlier today in Bujoreni, Romania
Footage showing the car’s recorded speed – four times over the 30mph speed limit
Sources close to the traffic probe confirmed to local media outlets, the 38-year-old foreign man was Tate. Police have since confirmed it to be him, BBC reported
The two men are permitted to travel in and outside the eastern European county, but are under court-ordered conditions while their cases are ongoing.
Tate has been known to boast his sports car collection, often posting snaps of Bugattis and Lamborghinis on social media, where he has garnered a following with his controversial opinions and lavish lifestyle.
He has previously been caught speeding several times in Romania in 2021 where he drove a Porsche at 85mph, local media reported.
A year before, in Germany, he was also hit with a speeding fine.
In 2023, numerous of his lavish cars were seized by Romanian authorities as part of an ongoing legal case against the internet personality.
After proceedings in Romania have come to a close, Andrew and Tristan Tate face a total of 21 charges in the UK, which include rape and human trafficking.
Andrew, 38, faces 10 charges connected to three alleged victims including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain.
Meanwhile, Tristan, 36, faces 11 charges connected to one alleged victim including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.
Tate and his brother Tristan (pictured) are facing allegations of trafficking, rape charges in Romania. They also face separate allegations in the UK and US. They deny all allegations
Pictured: Police seizing a Lamorghini car from Andrew Tate’s residence in Romania on August 24, 2024
Andrew Tate’s model ex-girlfriend has also filed a civil lawsuit claiming he told her she was his ‘property’ before choking her until she nearly passed out
In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles , Brianna Stern detailed the alleged physical and emotional abuse that took place throughout their 10-month relationship
An international arrest warrant was issued by Bedfordshire Police for the siblings over allegations dating back to between 2012 and 2015, which they deny.
Andrew Tate also faces a civil lawsuit, lodged by four women in the UK, who allege he ‘coercively controlled’, strangled and raped them.
Andrew Tate also faces a separate suit in the US from an ex-girlfriend who accuses him of sexual assault.
Both Andrew and Tristan Tate have denied any wrongdoing and maintained their innocence in all allegations against them.