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Andy Burnham Driving License Proposals Raise Cost and Licence Loss Questions as Eye Tests Are Considered

The UK government is considering mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers renewing licences, with potential costs involved. Options include NHS tests, private assessments, or shared expenses.

International Business Times UK

Ed Sheeran fined by Bradford court over classic Aston Martin blunder

Sheeran was prosecuted by the DVLA

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran fined by court over classic Aston Martin insurance blunder

The Shape Of You singer was ordered to pay £666 for not insuring his 1966 Aston Martin while it was being restored and converted to an electric car

Evening Standard

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Outrage as 86-Year-Old With Parkinson's Convicted Over Unpaid DVLA Car Tax After Daughter Missed Renewal

An 86-year-old man with Parkinson's was convicted for a £3.34 car tax error, highlighting flaws in the Single Justice Procedure that overlooks mitigating circumstances like health issues and caregiving responsibilities.

International Business Times UK

DVLA prosecutes pensioner with Parkinson’s over unpaid £3.34 car tax bill

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The Independent UK

DVLA takes pensioner with Parkinson’s to court over £3.34 bill

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The Independent UK

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

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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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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’

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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