Updated 6 October 2026 with further details from the court proceedings.
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has pleaded guilty to driving without due care or attention following an incident in Cheshire earlier this year.
The England international entered his plea in writing through the Single Justice Procedure after an incident involving his blue Lamborghini Urus in Knutsford on 14 April.
Further details contained in court documents have since emerged about the events leading to Pickford being stopped by police.
According to The Independent, PC Cecil Ricardo of Cheshire Police had just left the police station and was stationary on Bexton Road, waiting for traffic lights to change, when he saw Pickford’s Lamborghini travelling along Princess Street.
The officer said the vehicle, which had personalised number plates, reached the junction with Toft Road and failed to give way before pulling out, causing two other vehicles to brake sharply to avoid a collision.
Pickford asks to appear in court
Ricardo said Pickford then continued along Toft Road and the officer activated his lights and siren to follow him.
The police vehicle reached 50mph on a stretch with a 30mph speed limit while the Lamborghini was, according to the officer’s statement, still pulling away. Pickford subsequently appeared to notice the police vehicle and stopped.
Further reports of the court documents state that Pickford identified himself when Ricardo approached the driver’s side. The officer cautioned the goalkeeper, informed him of the offence of driving without due care and attention and issued him with a traffic offence report.
Pickford made no reply at the scene, according to the officer’s statement. Cheshire Police subsequently charged Pickford on 23 September. He has since admitted the offence and asked for the opportunity to appear before the court to present mitigation.
The Everton goalkeeper told Warrington Magistrates’ Court in his written response: “I would like to attend court to put forward my mitigation.”
The case was formally adjourned last week and is now due to be heard at Chester Magistrates’ Court on 7 December. No sentence has yet been imposed. Pickford, 32, remains away with England during the current international break and played the full 90 minutes of Friday’s 7-0 Nations League victory over Croatia.
The offence should not be confused with dangerous driving, which is a separate and more serious charge. Pickford’s guilty plea relates specifically to driving without due care or attention.
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