Appearing in the Magistrate’s Court this week, Diana Ferreira admitted careless driving on 6 November last year.
She had been driving down Mont Les Vaux in St. Brelade when she strayed into the middle of the road, over-compensated when she turned, and struck the kerb, the Magistrate’s Court heard.
“She went up the bank and her car turned over,” St. Brelade Centenier Amanda Wright said: “The vehicle was written off.”
Advocate Nicholas Mière, defending, said it had been a momentary error.
He added of Ferreira: “She is someone of impeccable character. She has no previous convictions in any jurisdiction.
“This has been something of a stark lesson.”
Relief Magistrate Nuno Santos-Costa said he was prepared to regard the incident as “a momentary lapse of concentration” but added: “It is an offence not to be able to control your car.”
He allowed her to pay the fine at £200 per month.