This article is on the BBC. This makes no sense at all - what good is a 1 year driving ban on an 11 year old kid???
BBC
BMW boy, 11, banned from driving
An 11-year-old boy who was caught behind the wheel of a BMW has been disqualified from driving for a year. Police in Andover, Hants, stopped a car in August because its headlights were not on, Basingstoke Youth Court heard.
Officers noticed the driver was "very short" and when they signalled for the car to stop it crossed over into the other lane just missing a lamppost.
The boy had pleaded guilty to several driving offences. He was also given a four-month supervision order.
If you break any of the terms of the order we will bring you back to court and we can punish you in a different way
Esther MacDonald
Chairman of the bench
The boy, who has behavioural and learning disabilities, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, driving without a licence and driving without insurance at an earlier hearing.
In addition to the driving ban and supervision order, chairman of the bench, Esther MacDonald, imposed three penalty points for driving without a licence and six penalty points for driving without insurance.
When he was caught, the boy claimed he owned the car, did not realise he needed a licence and that he knew how to drive.
He claimed he had swapped the BMW for his mini-motorbike with a man he had met in Winchester.
Sentencing him on Wednesday, Mrs MacDonald said: "If you break any of the terms of the order we will bring you back to court and we can punish you in a different way."
Youths can appear in court on driving charges, despite being under age.
BBC
BMW boy, 11, banned from driving
An 11-year-old boy who was caught behind the wheel of a BMW has been disqualified from driving for a year. Police in Andover, Hants, stopped a car in August because its headlights were not on, Basingstoke Youth Court heard.
Officers noticed the driver was "very short" and when they signalled for the car to stop it crossed over into the other lane just missing a lamppost.
The boy had pleaded guilty to several driving offences. He was also given a four-month supervision order.
Esther MacDonald
Chairman of the bench
The boy, who has behavioural and learning disabilities, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, driving without a licence and driving without insurance at an earlier hearing.
In addition to the driving ban and supervision order, chairman of the bench, Esther MacDonald, imposed three penalty points for driving without a licence and six penalty points for driving without insurance.
When he was caught, the boy claimed he owned the car, did not realise he needed a licence and that he knew how to drive.
He claimed he had swapped the BMW for his mini-motorbike with a man he had met in Winchester.
Sentencing him on Wednesday, Mrs MacDonald said: "If you break any of the terms of the order we will bring you back to court and we can punish you in a different way."
Youths can appear in court on driving charges, despite being under age.
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