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. He was then convicted at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, and issued with a court order to pay £3.34 in compensation to the DVLA. The case was prosecuted through the Single Justice Procedure (SJP), a controversial fast-track court process where magistrates sit behind closed doors to deal with low level criminal cases. The DVLA started the criminal case against the pensioner by sending a letter, at a point where his personal circumstances were unknown to the agency. According to court data, 1,950 people across England and Wales were prosecuted last week in the Single Justice Procedure for keeping or using a vehicle while their vehicle tax was unpaid.