TYSON Fury faces a court hearing today alongside his dad and brother after being accused of dodging a whopping £82,000 council tax bill for a car park at their £1million mansion.
The two-time heavyweight boxing champion, 35, bought the property with his father John, 59, and sibling Shane, 32, which is just a stone’s throw from where they grew up.
John Fury has arrived at Chester Magistrates Court
APCheshire East Council claims Tyson Fury, his dad John and brother Shane owe an £82,000 council tax bill[/caption]
The trio allegedly owe the sum for property adjoining their £1million mansion in Styal
Tyson Fury (L) and his brother Shane Fury walk after Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight title fight against Deontay Wilder in 2021Getty
John has arrived at Chester magistrates court for the hearing – but Tyson, who is worth £130million, is not currently in the country after jetting out to Saudi Arabia last week on a private jet.
Shane is also absent for the hearing.
John currently lives at the house in Styal, Cheshire, and the trio – worth jointly over £134million – have failed to cough up £82,166.85 to Cheshire East Council for the adjoining car park, court documents claim.
Multiple caravans and motorhomes are parked on the land behind impressive big black gates at the entrance to the home.
The hearing could see the Furys be hit with a liability order if found guilty, or in extreme cases even face up to three months in jail.
If granted, they could face “enforcement action”, meaning an unlucky bailiff will be given the unenviable task of reclaiming assets from the boxing family.
Married dad-of-seven Tyson dubbed The Gypsy King, is 6ft 9in.
John is a 6ft 3in ex-pro boxer and bare-knuckle fighter, who once went to jail for gouging a man’s eye out.
Shane is a former superheavyweight amateur boxer.
Tyson also has other boxing brothers, including Love Island star Tommy, 24.
Barrister Sarah Robson, a fixed costs specialist at Alpha Court Chambers, said: “Often, the first time people realise a liability order has been granted is when bailiffs are sent round.
“Cases are often sent to magistrates in batches of hundreds and sometimes thousands, and they are rubber stamped without real scrutiny.”