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Mother grieving death of her baby faces criminal conviction over unpaid car insurance

Disabled and vulnerable people routinely face criminal convictions for not paying household bills

Evening Standard

Suicidal man convicted in fast-track court for not paying car insurance during breakdown

The Single Justice Procedure has become synonymous with cost-cutting and injustice

Evening Standard

Grieving daughter convicted over dead mother's unpaid car tax bill in latest Single Justice Procedure scandal

The DVLA prosecutes around 180,000 cases a year through the scandal-hit Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

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Woman with cancer convicted in fast-track courts for not paying car tax while undergoing life-saving treatment

The woman with cancer is the latest victim of the fast-track Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

My mother-in-law is still driving despite a near miss. How can we stop her?

Accepting you can no longer do things is a huge deal, so this will need to be handled very sensitively

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to take action over ghost number plates

The plates have a reflective coating which prevents them from being identified by police cameras.

The Independent UK

More than 130 official suppliers willing to sell cloned UK number plates, experts find

Exclusive: Academics warn abuse of system poses major risk to policing, road safety and critical infrastructure

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Widow convicted in fast-track SJP court over car tax when husband had just died

The government has not committed to urgent Single Justice Procedure reform despite pressure from MPs and lawyers

Evening Standard

Mother convicted over unpaid £8.75 car tax bill while grieving death of baby in latest fast-track justice outrage

The Labour government has not taken urgent action to fix the Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

Fulham FC captain Tom Cairney fined £7,500 for forgetting to pay £2.92 in car tax

Tom Cairney received the punishment for £2.92 in unpaid car tax

Evening Standard

Illegal Fonts and Spacing on Number Plates: What Counts as Tampering?

Number plates in the UK are highly regulated—and for good reason. They’re essential tools for law enforcement, automated traffic monitoring, and public safety.

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Pensioner, 81, in care home convicted in fast-track court of not paying car insurance

A magistrate decided to convict the pensioner instead of asking for a further public interest check

Evening Standard

Eyesight rules for UK motorists ‘ineffective and unsafe’, inquest finds

Coroner calls for action to avoid future deaths after four killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern England

The Guardian - UK

‘Almost blind’ motorist, 81, blamed fatal crash on pedestrian, coroner says

Neil Pemberton is a “prime example” of why eyesight self-certification for driving licences does not protect road users, a coroner has said

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The Independent UK

Coroner urges action on road deaths caused by drivers with failing eyesight

HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire Dr James Adeley has sent a report to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

International Business Times UK

DVLA Warns Drivers Could Face £1,000 Fines If They Don't Update This Simple Requirement

The DVLA warns drivers about potential £1,000 fines for failing to update crucial details on their driving licences and vehicle documents.

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Martin Lewis warns millions check driving licence or face £1000 fine

Martin Lewis is back with another gem of advice – and this time he’s urging everyone with a driving licence to give it a proper once-over or risk getting slapped with a hefty £1,000 fine.

Evening Standard

Stroke victim handed criminal conviction for unpaid vehicle tax while in hospital

The 64-year-old from Streatham was convicted over unpaid vehicle tax as he lay in a hospital bed

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The Independent UK

Do I need to pay car tax? New rules and rates for 2025 as electric vehicles included for first time

Drivers need to pay car tax every year to use UK roads - and EVs have lost their exemption

Evening Standard

Harsh justice: Grieving relatives convicted in secretive fast-track courts over unpaid household bills

Staggeringly harsh convictions continue to flow through the secretive fast-track Single Justice Procedure courts

Evening Standard

Grieving widow convicted of not insuring her husband's car when he died from cancer

Sick pensioners and relatives in mourning continue to be prosecuted in the fast-track private courts

The Guardian - UK

I tried to sell my car but was told it had been written off

What looks like an example of cloning is explained by a typo in an insurer’s claims reference number

Evening Standard

Pensioner, 82, convicted of not paying £35 in car tax when wife died

The pensioner prosecuted by the DVLA lives in the constituency of Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

The Guardian - UK

As Starmer prepares to cut the number of quangos, what are they and what do they do?

The bodies, regularly created and axed by politicians, can help ministers demonstrate priorities and avoid blame

Evening Standard

Man convicted in fast-track UK court for not paying car tax while stuck in war-torn Ukraine

Mitigation letters containing important information are still going unread by prosecutors in the Single Justice Procedure

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