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Pensioner with Parkinson’s prosecuted by DVLA over unpaid £3.34 car bill

The 86-year-old says his silver Ford Fiesta is now being sold ’as I am no longer capable of driving my car’

The Independent UK · Jul 30

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

The DVLA launched a criminal prosecution over a six-week period when the car had not been properly taxed.

Evening Standard · Jul 30

‘I was fined more than 120 times after criminals cloned my number plate’

Heather Caddick received up to 12 penalty notices a day for driving in bus lanes, speeding offences and unpaid clean air zone charges for her Saab

The Independent UK · Jul 11

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More than 10,000 drivers hit with penalty points last year for driving cars ‘unfit for the roads’

Most cases of driving an unroadworthy vehicle result in three penalty points being issued, which stay on licences for four years

The Independent UK · Jun 29

RAC ‘very concerned’ as thousands of speeding motorists avoid driving bans despite repeat speeding

The DVLA figures show 117 licence-holders have amassed more than 20 points from speeding

The Independent UK · Jun 2

I surrendered my driving licence after a spinal injury but the DVLA revoked it

Although I voluntarily handed in the licence, the agency’s action has made it far harder for me to get it back

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2

Grieving widow with cancer prosecuted for not insuring dead husband’s car

His Volkswagen Polo was transferred into her name after he passed away

The Independent UK · May 28

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The simple way to protect your number plate from being stolen as thefts surge

Reports of stolen plates are up 30 per cent in the last year, according to the DVLA

The Independent UK · May 4

Rise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper records

Exclusive: Labour MP calls on DVLA to take action, saying speeding, hit and runs and other crimes are going unpunished

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

Pensioner convicted in fast-track court after one-letter typo on insurance forms

The pensioner realised the error after she received a letter from the DVLA.

Evening Standard · Apr 20

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

The 86-year-old did not realise that she had written an ‘F’ instead of an ‘S’

The Independent UK · Apr 20

Drivers handed 48,000 parking tickets every day by private firms

Figures show parking management businesses issued 13.1 million tickets between April and December last year.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Top Gear’s James May in Court Over Uninsured Vintage Motorbike, and Crazy Motor Law

James May was charged with owning a Suzuki GT750 that wasn't insured. But the crazy part is, he probably never even rode it uninsured.

RideApart · Mar 31

Top Gear star James May cycles to court over uninsured classic motorcycle

The TV star was due to stand trial after being prosecuted by DVLA

The Independent UK · Mar 26

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Evening Standard · Mar 26

James May settles out of court over motorcycle insurance charge

The 63-year-old was due to stand trial over an allegation relating to his 50-year-old Suzuki motorbike

The Independent UK · Mar 18

Grieving widow prosecuted over unpaid £35 bill on dead husband’s car

The case was brought through the controversial fast-track Single Justice Procedure (SJP) courts, leading to the ruling against her

International Business Times UK · Mar 9

Alzheimer's Pensioner Faces DVLA Prosecution, Highlighting Concerns With Single Justice Procedure

The DVLA is under scrutiny for prosecuting a 91-year-old Alzheimer's patient over an uninsured vehicle, highlighting issues with the Single Justice Procedure.

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Pensioner with Alzheimer’s convicted over unpaid bill in car insurance mishap

The 91-year-old man, who can no longer drive, was taken to court by the DVLA over an unpaid bill on his Renault Megane

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Evening Standard · Mar 6

Alzheimer's sufferer, 91, gets conviction for leaving car he can't drive uninsured for two weeks

The harrowing case is the latest to emerge from the controversial Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard · Feb 10

Dementia sufferer, 76, convicted of failing to insure car she's incapable of driving

The 76-year-old woman was prosecuted by the DVLA over the unpaid bill on a Ford car still registered in her name

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26

DVLA revoked my licence, so I couldn’t drive to my dying daughter

She had entered end-of-life care and I relied on my car to get to her, but it hadn’t returned the licence

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Pensioner with dementia convicted over unpaid car insurance despite not being able to drive

Court papers indicate the man is currently ‘confused much of the time’

Evening Standard · Jan 7

Older age groups make up growing proportion of driving licence holders

Some 14.8% of licences are currently held by people aged 70 and over.

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2025

DVLA reveals banned number plates for 2026 as motorists urged to check registrations

New 26 and 76 number plates will be issued next year, but hundreds of combinations have been removed by the DVLA

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

Revealed: The 10 vehicles most likely to be stolen as thefts soar

More than 80,000 vehicles stolen between January and September this year, according to new data

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