Pensioner, 86, with Parkinson’s given conviction over £3.34 car tax bill to DVLA

The pensioner told a court about his own health difficulties and that his wife, also 86, suffers from Alzheimer’s (Picture: Getty Images) An 86-year-old pensioner with Parkinson’s disease has been given a criminal conviction over an unpaid £3.34 car tax bill. 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. He explained that the annual £20 tax bill on his silver Ford Fiesta accidentally went unpaid in January when their daughter, who manages the couple’s finances, was moving house. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) launched a criminal prosecution over the six-week period between February and mid-March when the car had not been properly taxed. The pensioner added in hi