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Nicola Sturgeon was spotted being driven by her husband in an untaxed car.<\/p>\n
The former Scottish first minister was seen out shopping in Edinburgh while Peter Murrell was sat in the driver’s seat of the black Peugeot.<\/p>\n
The car tax had not been renewed on August 1 and was eight days overdue.<\/p>\n
Drivers of electric vehicles do not have to pay for road tax but they must still get their vehicle taxed.<\/p>\n
A spokeswoman for the former Scottish first minister told The Sun it was a “simple mistake” which had now been rectified.<\/p>\n
Scottish Conservative chairman and MSP Craig Hoy said the blunder was “hugely embarrassing”.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cThis is another car crash moment for Nicola Sturgeon and her husband.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe and Peter Murrell need this latest brush with the law like they need a hole in the head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure this was an innocent error but it\u2019s hugely embarrassing for a couple clearly distracted by other matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive Mr Murrell have been arrested as part of the police probe into the party’s finances. Both were released without charge pending further investigation.<\/p>\n
It comes after the SNP’s deputy leader also failed to pay his car tax earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Keith Brown, who was previously Scotland’s justice secretary, said it was an “honest mistake”.<\/p>\n
Sources close to Mr Brown said he had not driven the Volkswagen Passat while untaxed as he had been out of the country.<\/p>\n
SNP leader Humza Yousaf was slapped with a fine for driving without insurance in 2016 when he was Scottish transport minister, which he also said was an “honest mistake”.<\/p>\n
Ms Sturgeon\u2019s spokeswoman said: \u201cNo tax is paid on the car as it is electric and so no money has ever been outstanding.<\/p>\n
“A reminder notice from the DVLA was not received to re-register the vehicle for tax so this eight-day delay was a simple mistake which has been immediately rectified.\u201d<\/p>\n
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