Ed Sheeran in trouble for classic car, fined for uninsured Aston Martin
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was fined for failing to insure his 1966 Aston Martin while it was undergoing restoration and conversion to electric power. According to a hearing at Bradford Crown Court, as reported by the BBC, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency found in December 2025 that the car lacked mandatory insurance coverage during the work, which began in 2021.
Sheeran admitted the violation, pleading guilty to maintaining a vehicle without insurance. The judge fined him £666, along with £100 in court costs and a £266 contribution to the victims' fund. In a letter to the court, the 35-year-old singer explained that he believed the insurance policy of the restoration workshop was sufficient to cover the vehicle. He also stated that the Aston Martin remained at the disposal of the County Durham workshop throughout the entire period, never having been driven on public roads.
“I have never had physical possession or practical control of the vehicle,” Sheeran wrote, adding that the car has been inoperable since 2021 and is currently being restored and converted to an electric vehicle. For this reason, he argued, there would never have been any risk to other road users resulting from the lack of insurance. The artist also stated that he had not received the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's initial proposal to conclude the proceedings with the payment of an administrative fine, stressing that he would have paid immediately had he been informed. He called the incident a “genuine administrative misunderstanding” and noted that the vehicle was subsequently declared out of circulation through a SORN notification, filed on February 1. The proceedings were heard under the British Single Justice Procedure system, designed for minor offences, which allows cases to be assigned to any competent court in the country. In the same week, according to official figures, another 1.451 people in England and Wales were convicted for not having insured their vehicles.
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