She said: "I was homeless at the time and I had lost my job and I didn't have a phone to check and did not realise the payment had not come out.
"I was unaware and was living in the car at the time. It’s my mistake."
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Revealing she has since turned her life around, Ella told the court: "I am now living with my grandparents and have a job now and will be earning £330 a week."
Magistrates fined Justice £80 for the offence and slapped her with six points, ordering she pay a victim surcharge of £112.