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Former Jaguar designer Gerry McGovern banned from driving for speeding
Gerry McGovern was banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding in London.
The 71-year-old was driving at 25mph in a 20mph zone on Chelsea Embankment in a Range Rover.
He admitted he was driving but did not pay a fixed penalty or provide his licence details, so he was prosecuted; magistrates also fined him £220 and ordered him to pay £218 in costs and a victim surcharge.
McGovern spent 21 years at Jaguar Land Rover, where he worked on the Defender and Range Rover lines.
He was also the main creative force behind Jaguar’s controversial 2024 rebrand, including its Type 00 electric-car concept.
He left the company this year and plans to launch a creative consultancy; Jaguar has since unveiled the Type 01, an all-electric grand tourer that it hopes will revive the brand’s fortunes.
Former Jaguar Land Rover designer Gerry McGovern has been banned from driving for six months after a speeding incident in London.
He was recorded driving at 25mph in a 20mph zone on Chelsea Embankment in a Range Rover.
McGovern admitted he was driving but did not pay a fixed penalty notice or provide details of his driving licence.
Magistrates in Willesden also fined him £220 and ordered him to pay £218 in costs and a victim surcharge.
The incident happened days after he stepped down from Jaguar Land Rover in December, according to the article.
- Who
- Gerry McGovern, former Jaguar Land Rover chief creative officer.
- What
- He was banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding. He was also fined and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge.
- When
- The speeding incident happened days after he stepped down in December. Magistrates imposed the ban the week before the article was published on 30 October 2026.
- Where
- Chelsea Embankment, London; the case was heard by magistrates in Willesden, north London.
- Why
- He was prosecuted after admitting he was the driver but failing to pay a fixed penalty notice or provide details of his driving licence.
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McGovern stepped down from Jaguar Land Rover after more than two decades at the company.
A statement to staff confirmed McGovern was officially leaving the company to launch a creative consultancy.
Jaguar unveiled its Type 01 grand tourer in New York.
Magistrates in Willesden imposed a six-month driving ban on McGovern.
- Speed
- 25mph in a 20mph zone
- Location
- Chelsea Embankment, London
- Vehicle
- Range Rover P615 SV
- Driving ban
- Six months
- Fine
- £220
- Costs and victim surcharge
- £218
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