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77-Year-Old Pensioner with Dementia Convicted for Not Insuring Car
A 77-year-old man with severe dementia was convicted under a fast-track court system despite no memory of the fine, highlighting calls for reform of the Single Justice Procedure.
- Last Thursday, a magistrate in Derby convicted the 77-year-old pensioner of keeping an uninsured vehicle, accepting a guilty plea entered by his brother and imposing a six-month conditional discharge.
- The DVLA initiated criminal proceedings earlier this month after a fine over the uninsured vehicle went unpaid for an offence on August 12 last year, and the man stopped using his Peugeot in December 2024 following a dementia diagnosis.
- Court documents show the man's dementia leaves him confused much of the time and unable to manage his affairs; his brother arranged a fresh MOT, agreed to buy the vehicle in Spring 2025, and is seeking Power of Attorney.
- DVLA can still ask for the conviction to be reopened despite the accepted guilty plea and discharge, and it urges anyone with mitigating circumstances to contact it while the Government reviews the Single Justice Procedure.
- The Derby conviction adds to a growing bank of evidence prompting calls for change from the Magistrates' Association, which urged reforms nearly two years ago as the Government reviews the Single Justice Procedure.
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Wales OnlineMan, 77, with dementia convicted for not insuring car he can't drive
The man is 'confused much of the time' and has no memory of getting a DVLA fine
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Family's disgust after pensioner with severe dementia convicted over car insurance mistake - which he can't drive
A 77-year-old man from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was found guilty by Derby magistrates after DVLA prosecuted him over an uninsured Peugeot he stopped using following his diagnosis
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