More woe for GMTV's Kate Garraway as parking officials crush her car

GMTV presenter Kate Garraway was left devastated after parking officials crushed her VW Beetle car - because the tax disc was out of date, it was revealed.

The 39-year-old Strictly Come Dancing star, had been unable to drive after getting tendonitis as a result of her strenuous rehearsals.

She had left it round the corner from her North London home while she got lifts from friends, but apparently Kate did not realise was the tax was overdue.

When the untaxed vehicle was spotted by a warden, in accordance with DVLA procedure it was it clamped. And because it was not taxed 24 hours after that, it was taken to a car pound.

Kate failed to collect it, and a week later it was crushed.

A friend of the GMTV star told The Sun: "Kate has been in agony with tendonitis and was banned from driving by her doctor.

"She couldn't even walk, let alone drive.

"She didn't even know it had been taken until a few days ago and really thought it was still at the pound.

"Kate is gutted, she really loved that car, it must be worth about £10,000 and there were personal items in it.

"She understands she was negligent, but it's due to everything that's going on."

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This is the latest in a catalogue of woes for Kate, who narrowly escaped elimination from the dance competition after a poorly scored first dance due to a crippling foot injury, and has been hobbling on crutches.

She has had to numb her feet with regular ice packs to relieve the pain combined with physiotherapy at half-hour intervals in order to cope with the strenuous routines which inflicted her with her injury.

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And earlier this year the 39-year-old presenter angered neighbours after building a £50,000 nursery for her 19-month-old daughter, before she had been granted planning permission.

Her furious neighbours complained it flouted conservation guidelines and blocked their view.

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Miss Garraway's attempts to put in a retrospective planning application failed to appease them and the TV anchorwoman and her husband had to scale down their extension at an estimated cost of £50,000, doubling the total outlay to around £100,000.

But plucky Kate, who has an 18-month-old daughter Darcey with former Labour spin-doctor husband Derek Draper, 38, spoke recently of her chances in the competition.

She said: "The girls are exceptional this year and I am the least rehearsed and even before all this the least experienced."

"I really just want to put on a frock and enjoy this after all the crutches."