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Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Pensioner with Parkinson’s convicted in fast-track court over £3.34 car bill

The pensioner was prosecuted for a six-week period when his car was untaxed (Alamy/PA) -

An 86-year-old pensioner with Parkinson’s disease has been convicted in a controversial fast-track court over an unpaid car tax bill of £3.34.

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.

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