Alan Pardew, the former Premier League manager and current television pundit, has been sentenced to a six-month driving ban after being caught speeding in his £80,000 Porsche Macan. The decision was made after Pardew was found to have violated speed limits on four separate occasions, with three of these incidents occurring in a 20mph zone.

At 64 years old, Pardew expressed regret over his actions and issued a cautionary note to fellow drivers. Despite his plea that he needed the ability to drive to care for his elderly mother, the magistrates determined that his situation did not constitute exceptional hardship sufficient to prevent the ban.

At the time of the latest offences, Pardew already had nine points on his driving record from three previous speeding violations committed in 2022 and 2023. This accumulation of points ultimately led to the mandatory suspension of his driving privileges.

Pardew admitted to the speeding charges at Bexley Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Following the court’s ruling, he spoke to the Daily Mail, saying, “I apologise sincerely for receiving the driving ban. Most of my infractions were for exceeding the 20mph limit, which serves as a reminder to everyone about the importance of staying vigilant in these zones, as it’s very easy to slip up.”

Pardew pleaded guilty to speeding at Bexley magistrates’ court on Monday. After being handed the ban, the ex-Palace boss told the Daily Mail: ‘I apologise really, in terms of getting the driving ban.

‘Three of my speeding offences were for going over a 20mph limit, so maybe it’s a warning to everyone not to lose concentration in those 20mph zones, as it’s so easy to do.’

Former Premier League football manager and TV pundit Alan Pardew was today banned from driving for six months after speeding in his £80,000 Porsche Macan

Pleading that he needed to keep his licence to look after his 93-year-old mother, Pardew told the judge: ‘I’m just trying to keep her life as normal as possible after the loss of her husband.

‘She doesn’t want to live with myself or my sister, she wants to be at home. She wants to live in the house where she lived with her partner.

‘She’s on her own. We have talked about perhaps bringing her back to London, but she doesn’t want that.

‘She’s quite emotional, we lost my brother this year as well, she’s not in a great mental space. I would worry.’

Pardew drives his mother, who lives in Chichester, to London to see children and grandchildren ‘once or twice a week’.

He also takes taking her to medical appointments and he told the court he was worried that she would be left isolated if he lost his licence.

Representing the retired sporting star, Anne-Marie Critchley said: ‘Mr Pardew’s mother is not able to use public transport and fears total isolation without his support.

‘She would be isolated and unable to see the family. She would also find it difficult to shop and attend appointments.’

Pardew, of Warlingham, Surrey, was also ordered to pay a total of £,1034 by magistrate Sonia Case who said the circumstances did not constitute expectational hardship.

Ms Case told the court: ‘Whilst we have sympathy for the plight of a 93-year-old woman, we do not in the circumstances find that the hardship would be exceptional.

He is best remembered by many Palace supporters for scoring the winning goal in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool, sending the south London club to their first-ever Cup final. Pictured during a match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park in 2015

Pardew enjoyed a lengthy playing career during the 1980s and early 1990s with clubs including Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, and Barnet.

He is best remembered by many Palace supporters for scoring the winning goal in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool, sending the south London club to their first-ever Cup final.

After retiring as a player, he moved into management, heading up Reading in 1999 before spells with West Ham United, Charlton, Southampton, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, and West Bromwich Albion.

In 2014, while managing Newcastle United, Pardew was handed a seven-game ban and fines totalling £160,000 for head-butting Hull’s David Meyler.

‘It was just a heat of the moment thing, and obviously I massively regret it,’ he said of the incident at the time.

He later worked abroad, managing ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands and CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.

Pardew’s managerial career has been marked by both success and controversy — including leading West Ham to the 2006 FA Cup Final and Newcastle to a fifth-place Premier League finish in 2012, before his later overseas ventures drew mixed results.

In a separate legal traffic case last week, broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher was banned from driving for six months after accumulating 12 penalty points. Gallacher, 49, pleaded guilty to a speeding offence.

The star had been caught driving 35 mph in a 30 mph zone near her home in Berkshire and argued that a ban would cause ‘exceptional hardship’ because of her health issues — she is undergoing treatment for a benign brain tumour and said she is the sole carer for her two teenage sons.