Rebel Wilson pleads not guilty over uninsured Audi

Rebel Wilson has pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge in the UK over a lapse in insurance on her Audi Q5 SUV, which expired while she was in the United States awaiting the birth of her second child.

Court papers obtained by the Press Association show the Australian actor and comedian, 46, wrote in to apologise for the mistake, saying she was unaware of the requirement to keep the car insured. The prosecution has been brought by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Pregnancy complications delayed return

Wilson spent five months in Los Angeles while her wife, fashion designer Ramona Agruma, was in the latter stages of pregnancy. While the couple were away from their London home, the insurance on the Audi ran out.

According to the court papers, Wilson explained that Agruma experienced complications while carrying their second child, meaning the couple could not return to London until after the baby was born in May.

“We returned home with the new baby on May 28 2026, and were driven in a taxi home,” Wilson wrote.

Car ‘not driven at all’

Wilson said the Audi was off the road for the entire period.

“During this entire time, the vehicle was not used at all and was not kept on the road,” she wrote. “It was kept in a private underground garage at our address and not driven at all.”

She said she discovered the lapse only after returning to the UK.

“Upon our return to London, when I opened the mail, I realized that the insurance for this car had not been purchased,” Wilson wrote.

“So before we used the car, I made sure to go online and get the appropriate insurance under my wife’s name.

“Only once that insurance was paid for was the car driven.”

Unaware of UK requirement

Wilson said she did not know UK law required the car to remain insured while it was off the road.

“Please accept our sincerest apologies, we are not UK residents and I was unaware of the requirement to keep a car insured,” she wrote.

“I believed because we were overseas and because the car was not at all in use or parked on the road, that it was OK for the car insurance to temporarily lapse.”

Her case was first dealt with in the Single Justice Procedure last week, when it was referred to an open court hearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court on November 30.