Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina has been banned from driving for a year and fined £96,425 ($123,849) after his car was caught speeding three times. Lemina, 25, claimed he was not behind the wheel of his Mercedes-AMG 4matic on any of the three occasions it was captured by speed cameras, but could not be sure which one of his family members who were visiting him at the time was behind the wheel. Aldershot Magistrate's court was told that the car was clocked travelling at 95 miles per hour on a dual carriageway and twice at 60mph in a temporary 40mph speed limit zone. The Gabon international, who did not respond to letters from Hampshire Constabulary, pleaded guilty for failure to provide identification. He had 18 points added to his licence, and was issued with a fine that is reported to be a British record. Lemina's lawyer Cliff Morris told the court, as reported by the Southampton Echo: "He didn't realise the importance of the forms. "English is not his first language, and his English is not particularly good. "He is not sure if his brother or his cousin was driving the vehicle at the time and the photographs don't assist with this. "He thought it best to plead guilty to failing to provide identification." Mario Lemina joined Southampton for a club-record fee of £18.1m from Juventus in 2017. Getty Lemina, who joined Southampton from Juventus for £18.1 million in 2017, was fined £32,000 for each offence by the court. He was not present in court when the fine. Magistrate Carol Bode said: "This would have been £48,000 for each offence, but we have taken into account his guilty pleas. "He will pay a further £85 costs on each case, and a victim surcharge of £170, which makes a £96,425 total to pay. "For each of those offences to fail to ID is six points on the licence -- that is 18 points. "Given he has 21 points already, it comes to 39 points and we will disqualify him from driving for one year. "Thirty-nine points -- I think that's the most amount of points we have ever seen in court."<doc-sep>Southampton star Mario Lemina has received the UK's biggest-ever speeding fine and been banned from driving for a year. The 25-year-old was hit with the £96,000 fine on Monday after failing to tell police on three occasions whether it was him behind the wheel when his Mercedes-AMG GLA45 was clocked for speeding. Gabon international Lemina said he did not know whether it was his brother or cousin, both staying with him at the time, driving the £50,000 car, according to The Sun. Southampton player Mario Lemina (right) has been fined £96,000 for speeding offences Lemina, 25, has been handed the UK's biggest-ever speeding fine for his offences UK SPEEDING FINES Tougher punishments for serious speeding offences came into effect in England and Wales last year. Band C offences, for the highest recorded speeds, could result in a fine of between 125 per cent and 175 per cent of the driver's weekly incomes, as well as six licence points and a disqualification of up to 56 days. The typical maximum fine for speeding is £1,000, unless the offence occurs on a motorway in which case the standard upper limit is £2,500. However, magistrates can impose tougher punishments for persistent offenders, such as in Lemina's case. Advertisement He admitted three counts of failing to notify police after ignoring their letters. Lemina received 18 points on top of the 21 he already had on his non-UK licence, adding up to a year's driving ban. The fine of £96,000 is three times his weekly salary at the Premier League club, but it could have risen to £144,000 had he denied he was driving at the time. Lemina, who joined Southampton from Juventus in a £15.4million deal last year, recently celebrated the birth of his first child with Belgian model Fanny Neguesha. The couple, who have been dating since last year, have called their son Isaiah-King. Neguesha rose to prominence when she dated Italian striker Mario Balotelli during his time at Milan in 2013 and 2014. Lemina and girlfriend Fanny Neguesha recently welcomed their son, Isaiah-King Lemina has previously posted Instagram Stories posts recording himself at the wheel Lemina poses for a selfie while in a car in an image posted on his Instagram account The Mercedes-AMG GLA45 sports utility vehicle, worth £50,000, as owned by Lemina Lemina arrives for Southampton's Premier League fixture at Crystal Palace on Saturday Lemina did not appear at Aldershot magistrates' court to receive his punishment but is set to discuss the matter with his club. The £96,000 fine exceeded the £86,000 one handed to television star Ant McPartlin for drink driving back in April.<doc-sep>S outhampton star Mario Lemina has been hit with a staggering £96,000 speeding fine by magistrates. The sum is thought to be the biggest handed out for speeding in the UK. The Premier League player was ordered to pay the costs on Monday by Aldershot magistrates’ court in his absence. Lemina failed to tell police if he was behind the wheel of his Mercedes-AMG GLA45 after being caught speeding on three separate occasions, the Sun reported. He said it may have been his brother or cousin, who were staying with him at the time of the offences, who drove, according to the newspaper. The 25-year-old football ace admitted three counts of failing to notify police after ignoring their letters. His fine of £96,000 is three times his weekly salary, of £32,000 a week. The large sum could have risen to £144,000, had he denied the crime. He also got 18 points on top of the 21 he already had on his non-UK licence, leading to a year’s ban.<doc-sep>The 25-year-old has been sanctioned heavily for driving wrongdoings and his punishments have now been confirmed Gabon international Mario Lemina has received the UK's biggest-ever speeding fine and been banned from driving for a year. The Southampton star was handed a massive £96,000 fine at Aldershot Magistrates’ Court on Monday – three times his £32,272-a-week pay. Article continues below Lemina was caught by speed cameras driving at 95mph on a dual carriageway and twice driving at 60mph in a temporary 40mph speed limit. He also claimed that he did not know if his brother or cousin were behind the wheel of his £50,000, 155mph Mercedes-AMG. With 39 points already on his license, the midfielder earned a lengthy ban, while the size of his fine was described by magistrates as "the most ever seen".<doc-sep>
A Premier League star was ordered to pay a whopping £96,425 after failing to tell police who was driving his high-powered Mercedes when it was caught speeding three times. Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina, who already had 21 points on his licence, claimed he didn't know who was driving the 155mph car when it was caught on speed camera as his brother and cousin were visiting and could have been behind the wheel. He admitted all three charges, but three charges of speeding - driving at 95mph on a dual carriageway and twice driving at 60mph in a temporary 40mph speed limit - were dropped. Lemina's lawyer said the former Juventus player, who cost Southampton a record £18.1m last year, had family visiting throughout that time and did not know who was driving. (Image: AFP) Lemina had failed to respond to letters sent to him by Hampshire Police asking him to identify the driver of the rare £50,000, 370bhp Mercedes-AMG 4matic yellow night edition. He was handed a further 18 points on his licence, bringing the total to a staggering 39. Magistrates described this as 'the most we have ever seen'. The Gabonese footballer, who earns £32,272 per week, did not appear in court himself, relying on his lawyer, Cliff Morris, to enter his pleas at Aldershot Magistrate's court, Hants. Mr Morris said: "He didn't realise the importance of the forms. "English is not his first language, and his English is not particularly good. "He is not sure if his brother or his cousin was driving the vehicle at the time and the photographs don't assist with this. (Image: Alex Livesey) "He thought it best to plead guilty to failing to provide identification." The court heard the 25-year-old already had 21 points on his non-UK driving license. Mr Morris continued: "He accepts he should have filed the paperwork." Road offence fines take into consideration how much the defendant earns. In April TV host Ant McPartlin was hit by a £86,000 fine for drink driving.