Pop princess Britney Spears’ traffic accidents and paparazzi incidents of the last year or so seem a thing of the past but her past apparently still has a grasp on the present, as she is due in court for driving without a valid driver’s license in August 2007.

Among the more chaotic things Britney Spears did in 2007 were quite a few incidents involving the ever-present paparazzi and cars, with secondary characters such as an umbrella or a pap’s toes, allegedly.

It is such an episode that has Spears scheduled to appear in court next month.

Last summer, Spears was driving her car down Ventura Blvd. when she hit a parked car and left the scene. She was trying to escape from her ever present company, the hounding paparazzi.

Spears was charged at the time with misdemeanor hit-and-run and driving a vehicle without a license, authorities said, as she apparently did not hold a valid California driver’s license.

Trials are not what Britney Spears envisages for the near future though, as her attorney J. Michael Flanagan filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday asking for a delay, reports the Associated Press.

Flanagan has filed petitions before concerning the misdemeanor charge, requesting that it be dismissed and Spears be allowed to pay a fine. As things stand now, she faces a criminal trial and if convicted, could face up to a year in jail.

Spears obtained a proper driver’s license soon after the incident.

Flanagan also states in Monday’s papers that since his client is currently under the conservatorship of her father, she is not able to participate in the trial in a meaningful way.

James Spears has been in control of the 26-year-old’s personal and financial affairs since February of this year.