Disabled pensioner who has never even had a car threatened with court over 'parking offence'
A disabled Hednesford pensioner suffered a suspected heart attack after being threatened with a court date for an alleged motoring offence in a Mercedes - despite the fact she has never had a driving licence or even owned a vehicle.
In a bizarre case, Gillian Vanes, aged 77, has been summoned to court in Runcorn, Cheshire, over a charge of £264 for a parking offence at a retail park in Romford, Essex - nearly 150 miles away from her home - in December last year.
The only vehicle she has ever driven is a mobility scooter which she uses for shopping trips.
And it is the second summons she has received, after Birmingham County Court sent her a summons for £177 for an alleged parking offence on a Ducati motorbike in the city in April – she has now been told this one is closed after intervention from an office worker at her sheltered housing accommodation near Hednesford town centre.
