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By Tim Hanlon A pensioner in a care home with severedementia was prosecuted by DVLA for allowing his car insurance to lapse. The 83-year-old had stopped driving two years ago but he still had a car, a classic red 1975 MG that he kept in his garage. His daughter reportedly attempted to tell a court that he was suffering from “severe dementia” but he was still convicted. The unnamed man went into a care home on October 11 last year and he was contacted the following day by the DVLA who accused him of allowing his car insurance to run out. And this reportedly led to a prosecution via the controve…

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