Simara Knopka, from Macclesfield, was disqualified from driving at Manchester Crown Court on Friday after she drove the wrong way down the M60 and hitting another car head on

But the undeterred 39-year-old, who has never passed a driving test or held a valid licence in the UK, was pictured driving away from court just minutes after receiving her two-year ban, Manchester Evening News reports.

She initially appeared to sit in the passenger seat before moving over to the driver’s seat and pulling out of a car park.

Knopka, from Macclesfield, was spared jail by a judge who said he could ‘punish her in the community’ instead.