Georgia Miller, Steve Kendle and Barry Pegg jailed at King’s Lynn Crown Court for perverting the course of justice

Three people have been jailed for perverting the course of justice after a woman was caught speeding on the A14 near Ipswich.

Georgia Miller, Steve Kendle and Barry Pegg were all jailed at King’s Lynn Crown Court on February 21.

The court was told that Miller had paid another person to take points on their driving licence after she was stopped while driving a Volkswagen Touran on the A14 at Barham on September 17, 2023.

A letter was sent to Kendle, the car’s registered owner, asking him to confirm who was driving it at the time.

Officers were already downloading content from Miller’s phone in connection with a separate incident.

They found messages between Miller and Kendle discussing the fine, with him sending her a picture of the letter.

Miller responded: “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: “Okay, you’ve got a few weeks to decide who.”

Later that day, Kendle also sent Miller photos of the car at the time of the offence, telling her that the driver was not visible.

Miller had taken out insurance on the car for a week, commencing September 13, 2023.

On 19 October 2023, Miller filled out an online form and the driver at the time was Barry Pegg.

However, in April 2024, she was interviewed and charged with perverting the course of justice.

While the three were jailed at King’s Lynn, previous hearings took place at Norwich Crown Court.

Miller, of Lynn Road, Hillington, was jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice, plus an additional 27 months for fraudulent evasion of duty, raising her total sentence to two years and 11 months.

Kendle was handed eight months each for both offences for a total of 16 months.

Pegg was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, 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.”