A FATHER and daughter claimed they had to jump out of the way of a car which drove up on to a pavement in Cowdenbeath.

The incident led to Nicole Tawse, 28, of Hilton Road, Cowdenbeath, going on trial at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

She denied that on September 30 last year, at Leuchatsbeath Drive, she drove a car dangerously by mounting a kerb and drove towards two pedestrians, causing them to take evasive action to avoid being struck.

The Court heard that Tawse’s half-sister was formerly the partner of Richard Hendry, one of the pedestrians, and that there was bad feeling between various parties.

Ellie Grant, 19, niece of the accused, told the Court she had to jump out of the way of the car being driven by Tawse. She said she had been walking with her dad to attend an appointment at the Job Centre.

She had taken photos of the scene following the incident. These showed the car on the pavement and grass verge.

Her father Richard Hendry, 51, also from Cowdenbeath, claimed he too had to jump out of the way of the car.

Both father and daughter were accused of lying and exaggerating what had happened by defence solicitor, Alexander Flett, but both denied this.

Tawse’s version was very different, saying she parked the car up on a grass verge so that she could speak to Mr Hendry following an earlier altercation.

She said she only drove on to the pavement when she was reversing after her car became stuck on a tree trunk.

Sheriff James Macdonald found Tawse guilty of the lesser charge of careless driving.

He fined her £400 and endorsed her licence with seven penalty points.