A pensioner who posed as a dead relative after being caught speeding has avoided prison.
Norwich Crown Court heard that Thomas Armstrong, 68, was clocked last July doing 45mph in a 30mph zone, the Norwich Evening News reports.
But he told police that he was Alan Fathers - his sister's husband who had died in 2003 - to cover up the fact that he had never held a driving licence.
The court heard that when police arrested Mr Armstrong in January he had admitted the deception, and had told officers that he had initially acquired his brother-in-law's documents "as a keepsake".
Mr Armstrong - who pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and driving without insurance - was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years on account of his role as carer for his ill wife, and his own poor health.
In sentencing, Judge Guy Ayers said: "I hope you appreciate how lucky you have been."
