A woman was convicted for failing to pay a $47 bill on her late husband's car after he died in 2025. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the government body that manages driver records and vehicle registration in Great Britain, took the woman to court over the mistake and she received a criminal conviction under the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) which allows courts in Britain to resolve minor criminal cases quickly without a full courtroom hearing. The woman was sentenced to a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay about $110 in addition to the original bill. The courts had the option to refer the case back to the DVLA but chose to proceed with conviction.