Romeo Beckham slapped with fine after being caught on phone while behind wheel of Porsche in London

Romeo Beckham was found guilty last Thursday of failing to maintain proper control of his vehicle after police caught him using his mobile phone while behind the wheel of his Porsche 911 in central London.

The 23-year-old model, son of Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court, where magistrate Phillip Jordan handed down a £440 fine along with three penalty points on his licence.

Romeo was additionally ordered to pay £130 in costs and a £176 victim surcharge.

The conviction stems from an incident in Westminster last September when a Metropolitan Police officer observed him scrolling on his device at traffic lights.

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PC Luke Short was passing the Porsche 911 Carrera on Victoria Street shortly before 11:20 am on September 16, when he noticed the scene inside the vehicle.

"As I passed the vehicle on its nearside, I looked down to my right and noted that there was an unrestrained dog sitting on the female passenger's lap," the officer stated in his written evidence to the court.

The female passenger had her head down, looking at her own phone, according to court documents.

When the officer turned his attention to the driver, he observed Romeo with his head tilted downward, holding a mobile device near the base of the steering wheel and scrolling with his thumbs while stationary at a red light.

After pulling the vehicle over, the officer gave the model verbal guidance regarding the unsecured dog in the car.

Police subsequently contacted Romeo at his south-west London residence, offering him the opportunity to settle the matter by paying a fine and attending a driver awareness course, which would have allowed him to avoid criminal proceedings.

The court heard that he did not respond to this offer.

The media personality's case was subsequently processed through the single justice procedure, which deals with motoring offences in private hearings.

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When written to about the charge, Romeo failed to enter a plea, resulting in his conviction based solely on the police evidence presented.

The conviction comes almost exactly seven years after his father faced the same charge.

Sir David Beckham was banned from driving for six months in 2019 after admitting he had been using his mobile phone while driving his Bentley through slow-moving traffic in the West End.

The former England captain received six penalty points, adding to the six he already held for previous speeding offences.

He was also fined £750 and ordered to pay £100 in prosecution costs plus a £75 surcharge.

At the time, Sir David told the court that the ban would prevent him from driving Romeo, then 16, along with siblings Cruz and Harper to school.

The penalty comes during a turbulent period for the Beckham family.

This week, eldest Beckham child, Brooklyn, sparked renewed backlash after releasing a second DoorDash World Cup 2026 advert, which critics say references his ongoing estrangement from his family.

The feud between Brooklyn and his parents began around his 2022 wedding to Nicola Peltz and escalated in January 2026 when he published a bombshell Instagram statement accusing his parents of attempting to control his life and interfering in his marriage.

In the latest clip, he is seen handing over World Cup tickets, telling viewers: “These can go to someone… else,” before posting the video with a caption encouraging fans to “go drop” the tickets for a “happy hunting” giveaway.

The advert follows an earlier teaser in which he said watching the tournament from home was “a long story” and “complicated,” fuelling speculation about his family rift.

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