Is joyriding an offence usually committed by kids?

This particular offence is often committed by adolescents. Frequently, the offender is the son or daughter of the vehicle's owner who takes the family car without parental consent (but without intention of stealing it) and later returns or abandons the vehicle.

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June 2006

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