Emily Nackvi in King’s Lynn court after driving ‘erratically’ through Fakenham area with two blown tyres

A woman has been fined more than £1,000 after driving “erratically” for miles through Norfolk despite having blown two tyres.

Emily Susannah Nackvi, 53, was travelling to her mother’s home in the Fakenham area on July 26 last year when she was witnessed speeding, braking sharply and swerving across the road.

However, she had not taken any alcohol or drugs. In fact, it was the state of her Land Rover that led to her actions.

Nackvi appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where she was warned to “be careful” after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention.

The court heard that one member of the public phoned the police after seeing Nackvi cross the central lines of the road and nearly crash head-on into a lorry.

They said they had not seen “anything like it before” and believed she must be drunk.

Another witness saw Nackvi collide with the bank of the road, describing her driving as “very unusual” and saying they thought there was a defect on the car.

It transpired that two of the car’s tyres had burst - but even when the police signalled for Nackvi to stop, she did not and nearly crashed into the officer’s vehicle.

Before eventually pulling over, she had travelled for miles along the A148 through the likes of Great Massingham and Little Snoring.

Magistrates handed Nackvi seven penalty points, and fined her £1,153. She will also pay a £461 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.

Mitigating, solicitor Alison Muir said: “I should say from the outset that Ms Nackvi is well aware of how serious this was and could have been.”

Ms Muir said that Nackvi travels from her home at Bowyer Walk in Ascot, Berkshire to support her mother.

She said that although Nackvi did feel something wrong with her tyres during the trip, she believed she would be able to complete the journey - which normally takes three hours. However, on this occasion it had taken nearly six.

“It is fair to say that not only is she aware of what she has done, but she has taken action to make sure nothing like this ever happens again,” Ms Muir added.

“This is to ensure that if something like this does happen again in the future, she will react in a completely different way.”

The solicitor told the court that Nackvi is teetotal, and also cares for her daughter.

The defendant currently runs an “unusual” business, and Ms Muir pointed to a series of references which said her offence was “so out of character”.