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Pensioner, 86, with Parkinson’s given conviction over £3.34 car tax bill to DVLA

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The pensioner told a court about his own health difficulties and that his wife, also 86, suffers from Alzheimer’s (Picture: Getty Images) An 86-year-old pensioner with Parkinson’s disease has been given a criminal conviction over an unpaid £3.34 car tax bill. The octogenarian, who lives on the outskirts of Newcastle , told a court about his own health difficulties and that his wife, also 86, suffers from Alzheimer’s. He explained that the annual £20 tax bill on his silver Ford Fiesta accidentally went unpaid in January when their daughter, who manages the couple’s finances, was moving house. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) launched a criminal prosecution over the six-week period between February and mid-March when the car had not been properly taxed. The pensioner added in his note to the court that he has already paid an £80 financial penalty, which he believed was linked to the same issue, leaving him confused as to why he was now being prosecuted for a criminal offenc

First report: Pensioner with Parkinson’s convicted in fast-track court over £3.34 car bill — standard.co.uk, 12d