Tom Huckerby, the 25‑year‑old son of former Norwich City and Premier League forward Darren Huckerby, has been banned from driving for 15 months and fined £730 after pleading guilty to drink‑driving at Norwich Magistrates' Court.
Huckerby was arrested on July 18 outside a McDonald’s drive‑thru on Barrett Road in Norwich after officers found his breath‑alcohol level to be about 63 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, nearly double the legal limit of 35 micrograms.
Court records and statements after the hearing detail that Huckerby, who passed his driving test about six months before the incident, was behind the wheel of his first car, a Volkswagen Polo, with a friend as a passenger. Police were called to the drive‑thru after staff raised concerns about the men’s behaviour. Huckerby told the court he was surprised to be arrested and said McDonald’s employees had contacted officers because his passenger leaned over and sounded the car horn.
Armed officers carried out the arrest after allegedly being told the vehicle might be linked to a firearms offence connected to a previous owner, a circumstance Huckerby mentioned outside court. Prosecutors said the arresting officers administered a breath test that recorded the exceedance of the legal limit. Huckerby pleaded guilty to the single charge of driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit.
Huckerby has played amateur football as a centre‑back for local side Harleston Town and previously appeared for Wroxham FC. His father, Darren Huckerby, 49, was a forward for Norwich City and had spells at Newcastle United and Manchester City among other clubs before retiring in 2009.
The sentence at Norwich Magistrates' Court comprised a 15‑month driving disqualification and a £730 fine. Magistrates also recorded the conviction. No custodial sentence was imposed.
The case follows earlier family publicity in 2020 when Darren Huckerby’s younger son, Benjamin, was sentenced to three years in a young offenders institution for a series of robberies in Norwich city centre. At that time, Darren Huckerby issued a statement saying the family were "incredibly disappointed and hurt" by Benjamin’s actions and stressing the family’s ties to the Norwich community.
The legal drink‑drive limit in England is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. Convictions for exceeding the limit commonly result in driving bans, fines and endorsement of a driving record, with penalties varying by the level recorded and the circumstances of the offence.