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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tristan Kirk

Pensioner given criminal conviction over single-letter typo on car insurance form

An 86-year-old woman has been convicted by a fast-track court after accidentally getting one letter wrong on her car insurance papers.

The pensioner, from York, paid for a year’s worth of cover for her Suzuki Splash with Swinton Insurance. However, she had entered an “F” as part of her registration plate instead of an “S”, rendering the insurance technically invalid.

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