Jemima Goldsmith, the television producer and socialite, has been fined £1,000 and given six penalty points on her licence after a conviction for failing to identify the driver of a vehicle caught speeding. The case was dealt with at Westminster Magistrates’ Court under the fast-track Single Justice Procedure.
A Missed Deadline Amid Personal Turmoil
Court papers show the offence related to a Mini Clubman registered to Goldsmith, which was recorded travelling at 46mph on a 40mph stretch of the A1 in Hampstead on 28 August 2025. Police letters requesting details of the driver were sent to her £10m Kensington home but went unanswered within the required timeframe.
In a note to the court, Goldsmith explained the delay. She attributed the initial oversight to major renovation work at her property, stating: “Due to ongoing construction works at the property where my car is registered, which made access tricky, the original letter was mislaid by builders, and I was unaware of its existence until October.” Documents filed with Kensington and Chelsea Council show she had successfully applied for permission in 2025 for a “grand” rebuild of one wing of the luxury home.
She further cited the annual leave of her personal assistant, who usually handles her post, and the death of her mother, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, the prominent socialite and author, who passed away on 18 October 2025 at the age of 91. “I was less on top of things than I am normally,” Goldsmith wrote.
She eventually named a man called Anthony Reilly, who lives in Switzerland, as the person driving the Mini at the time of the offence. However, her response was dated 4 November 2025 – six days after the final police deadline and two months after the initial notification. “As soon as it was received, I completed and returned the form immediately,” she told the court, adding: “I am very sorry for the delay and inconvenience caused. I fully accept that a fine is due.”
Conviction Under Fast-Track System
Magistrate Gladys Famoriyo convicted Goldsmith of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle when required. As well as the £1,000 fine and penalty points, Goldsmith was ordered to pay £130 in costs and a £400 victim surcharge.
The case was prosecuted via the Single Justice Procedure (SJP), a system introduced in 2015 to streamline the handling of minor, non-imprisonable offences. It allows a single magistrate to make decisions based on written submissions in closed-door hearings, without the defendant needing to attend court. Defendants typically have 21 days to respond to a Single Justice Procedure Notice. Goldsmith was among 1,905 defendants convicted and sentenced in the same week for similar failures to identify a driver; more than 330 of those defendants lost their licences as a result.
Goldsmith, 52, who is known professionally as Jemima Khan, is the founder of Instinct Productions and has worked as a screenwriter, magazine editor, and former associate editor for *The New Statesman*. She was married to former cricketer Imran Khan, who later became Prime Minister of Pakistan, from 1995 to 2004; the couple have two sons together.
