An 86-year-old woman has been convicted by a fast-track court after she accidentally got one letter wrong on her car insurance papers.
The pensioner, from York, applied for a year's worth of cover for her Suzuki Splash car with Swinton Insurance, believing she was fully complying with the law.
However, she had written an F down as part of her number plate instead of an S, rendering the insurance technically invalid.
She was handed a three-month conditional discharge instead of a fine, but also ordered to pay a ?26 victim surcharge.