An 86-year-old man with Parkinson's disease has been convicted in a Single Justice Procedure court in Lincoln over a missed DVLA car tax payment that ultimately boiled down to £3.34 in compensation, after his daughter accidentally failed to renew the tax on his Ford Fiesta while moving house from their home near Newcastle.
The pensioner told the court, in writing, that he has Parkinson's and that his 86-year-old wife has Alzheimer's. Their daughter, he explained, holds lasting power of attorney for both their finances and their health and welfare, and usually handles the administrative tasks most households rely on someone to remember.
