Chris Tarrant's ex-wife convicted of fleeing police in parking row

Chris Tarrant's ex-wife Ingrid was found guilty today of resisting arrest after being chased for two miles by police over a parking ticket.

Ingrid Tarrant, 54, who was divorced from the broadcaster last year, was called "abrupt and rude" by an officer who tried to issue her with a ticket for parking her silver Saab at a bus stop, Staines magistrates' court heard.

The officer said at one point he feared she had "mental health issues". She drove off in Cobham High Street in Surrey on Christmas Eve. He chased her for two miles, stopped her, wrestled her to the ground and handcuffed her. She said she drove off as she was intimidated by the officer and "petrified" in the struggle.

Tarrant, of Cobham, was convicted of parking in a bus stop, failing to stop for police, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest and was fined £2,700 plus £1,200 costs. She refused to comment.