A 25-year-old woman who crashed her car into a fence then left the scene has been fined £1,000.
Abigail Francesca Burden admitted careless driving and failing to stop after an accident.
She was also banned from driving for two months and ordered to pay £715.98 compensation to the owner of the fence.
Prosecuting advocate Rebecca Cubbon told the court that the accident had occurred either late on March 5 or in the early hours of March 6.
She said she then got out and started walking towards Sulby but was picked up by a passing driver who she knew.
The court heard that the Nissan’s rear number plate and tax disc had been removed.
A member of the public reported the car abandoned and police attended.
The bumper was found in a ditch with the front number plate still attached.
Burden, who lives in Tynwald Close, St John’s, was arrested initially for perverting the course of justice but that was not pursued.
When interviewed she declined to name who had picked her up but said that they were the person who removed the number plate and tax disc prior to her knowing.
She said she had not contacted police because she didn’t want to get into trouble over payment of an outstanding fine.
Defence advocate Paul Glover said that it had been a foolish attempt to conceal the owner of the car as all vehicles have a unique chassis number that is traceable anyway.
Mr Glover said that the point should be dismissed anyway as Burden had not been charged with anything in relation to that.
The advocate said that it was a single vehicle collision, on a relatively quiet road, late at night.
He asked for her to be spared her ban, saying that her partner could not drive and the couple had two children.
Deputy High Bailiff Chris Arrowsmith said: ’There was a significant collision with a fence.
’It is troubling that the tax disc and one of the number plates were removed but I accept it was without your knowledge. But that does not excuse why you didn’t report the matter to police at the earliest opportunity.’
Burden was also ordered to pay £50 prosecution costs. She will pay all amounts at a rate of £50 per month.