A mother who got her friend to take her penalty points for speeding was caught when police founds texts of them discussing the scam on her phone.
Stephanie Simpson was desperate to avoid a driving ban as she was already on nine points and initially claimed a man had been behind the wheel at the time. But when told the evidence showed it was a woman driving, she offered her friend, Georgia Dingwall, who didn't even drive, cash and cannabis to take the points.
They appeared to have got away with it until police seized Simpson's phone in relation to other matters and found messages between the pair discussing the plan. Now the two 33-year-olds, who admitted perverting the course of justice, have been spared prison because of the detrimental effect it would have on their children.
