Woman jailed for perverting course of justice

A woman has been sentenced after paying another person to take points on their driving licence as a result of a speeding offence.

Georgia Miller, aged 27 and of Lynn Road, Hillington appeared at King’s Lynn Crown Court on 21 February 2025 having been charged with perverting the course of justice. She was sentenced to eight months in prison.

The sentence follows an incident on 17 September 2023 when a Volkswagen Touran was caught speeding on the A14 in Barham, Suffolk. A letter was sent to the registered owner, Steve Kendle, asking him to provide details of who was driving at the time of the offence.

Miller’s mobile phone was being downloaded by officers as part of an unrelated investigation. It was during this download that officers saw messages between Kendle and Miller, discussing the speeding fine, as he had sent her a picture of the letter. Miller responded to Kendle, saying ‘I’ll have to pay someone to say it was them, I can’t say it was me, I will get points, I’ve already done speed awareness’.  

Kendle replied saying, ‘Ok, you’ve got a few weeks to decide who’. Later that day, Kendle also sent Miller the evidential photos of the car at the time of the offence with a message stating, ‘at least you can’t see who’s driving’.

Insurance checks confirmed that Miller had taken out car insurance for one week, starting on 13 September 2023.

On 19 October 2023, Miller filled out the online form, stating the driver at the time of the offence had been Barry Pegg. She was interviewed in April 2024 and later charged with the offence.

On Friday 21 February 2025, Miller appeared at King's Lynn Crown Court and was sentenced to eight months in prison. Steve Kendle appeared at the same court, having also been charged with perverting the course of justice and was also sentenced to eight months in prison. Barry Pegg pleaded guilty to the same offence and was sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for nine months.

Following the sentence, investigating officer PC Sharon Hackett said: “Perverting the course of justice is an incredibly serious crime and is dealt with robustly by the court system.

“In an attempt to avoid a fine and points on her licence, which would not have stopped her from driving, Miller has instead suffered a much more severe consequence.

“The police rely on members of the public to be truthful and assist in our enquiries in order to bring criminals to justice. Preventing us from doing so will lead to a prison sentence.”

 At the same hearing, another case was also heard regarding a gang smuggling and distributing illegal tobacco. This investigation was led by HMRC. They found that hand rolling tobacco was being purchased from Gibraltar, taken into Spain and then smuggled into various UK airports.

Miller received a further 27 months for the fraudulent evasion of duty, raising her sentence to two years and 11 months in total.

Kendle received a further eight months for the fraudulent evasion of duty, raising his sentence to one year and four months in total.

Alongside these two defendants, a number of other people were also sentenced for their involvement with the fraudulent evasion of duty. Their sentences are listed below:

• Calvin Newson, aged 39 and of King’s Lynn was sentenced to three years in prison, to be served consecutively to his existing 13-year drug sentence.
• Kiril Montgomery, aged 36 and of Tilney St Lawrence, was sentenced to two years in prison.
• Jamie Grange-Cook , aged 39 and of no fixed address was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
• Adam Pryer, aged 41 and and of King’s Lynn was sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for 18 months.
• Courtney Hooks, aged 26 and of King’s Lynn – 2 months suspended for 9 months
• Dawn Jay, aged 28 and of Sahem Toney was issued with a Community Order for 12 months with 80 hours unpaid work.

The following two defendants appeared at King’s Lynn Crown Court on 3 March 2025 and were sentenced for the same offence:  

• Benjamin Pegg, aged 37 and of Watlington was sentenced to 11 months in prison, suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work.
• Rebecca Fisher, aged 30 and of Watlington was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work.