A man from the Wirral was surprised to receive a fixed penalty notice addressed to his wife from Merseyside Police just days after her death.
John Brace, 41, from Birkenhead, 'didn't really know what to do' when he received the fixed penalty notice addressed to his wife informing her of an outstanding £100 fine. Just two days earlier, officers had been to his house to notify him of her death. Leonora Brace, 74, died from injuries related to a fall in her home on January 15.
The police had issued Mrs Brace the penalty notice two days before her death for driving without the proper license along Boundary Road, Birkenhead. Unfortunately, a delay in the post meant that it wouldn’t arrive for 4 days until it was eventually received by her newly widowed husband. Mr Brace also had to pay £150 to collect his late wife’s car from the police compound.
