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Widow Convicted for £35 Vehicle Tax on Late Husband’s Car via Fast-Track Court
The widow was convicted through the Single Justice Procedure and received a conditional discharge plus £85 costs for a £35.84 unpaid vehicle tax after her husband's death.
- At Barrow-in-Furness Magistrates' Court, magistrate Dawn Towart convicted the widow, 51, from near Chesterfield, over unpaid 35.84 vehicle tax, sentencing her to a six-month conditional discharge and £85 costs.
- The widow explained in a court letter that her late husband had recently died, and she became confused about vehicle tax and SORN requirements on her husband's Jaguar, which was parked at her home.
- The court record shows the magistrate chose to convict rather than refer the matter, despite her mitigation letter and that the Jaguar kept at her home address was not used on public roads.
- At her annual press conference on Tuesday, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr revealed a top judge has conducted a 'nuts and bolts' review of the SJP system, while the Government has not acted on its consultation despite DVLA support for reforms.
- The SJP's record of convicting vulnerable people over small bills has prompted scrutiny, as it was introduced in 2015 to fast-track minor offences in magistrates' courts behind closed doors.
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timesandstar.co.ukGrieving widow prosecuted over unpaid £35 bill on dead husband’s car at Cumbria court
The DVLA took the 51-year-old woman to Barrow-in-Furness Magistrates’ Court last July when she was in mourning and making funeral arrangements.
·Cumbria, United Kingdom
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