Teenager admitted it was not the first time he had taken the vehicle but told the court he ‘won’t do it again’
A 13-year-old boy who drove his family’s Volkswagen campervan on a 70mph road in the middle of the night for a joyride in Dorset has been given penalty points for a future licence, a court heard.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was spotted by other motorists driving the 2.5-litre silver van on the A35, a busy dual carriageway in Poole. His father told the judge at Poole magistrates court his son would be “washing cars for the next year” to pay off his debt.
When asked by the district judge Orla Austin why he had taken the vehicle, the boy, now 14, said he was “not sure” but admitted it was not the first time he had taken the vehicle.
The boy, who was given six penalty points on his driving licence – which he will not be eligible to receive for another two years – told the court: “I’m really sorry and I won’t do it again.”
