"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."
"You haven't got a proper licence or any insurance, you can't drive vehicles because you put everybody else at risk. I have to put points on your driving record even though you haven't actually got a licence. So when you apply for a provisional licence there will be six points on it. You are very young and you don't want to end up before the court again, so I hope this is going to be the end of it."
"Charles Nightingale, representing the prosecution, said the incident occurred at 1.50am on 23 August last year. He said: Sergeant Chris Brolan was given information by members of the public that there was a juvenile driving a VW campervan on the Upton bypass, westbound. It is a national speed limit dual carriageway. [Brolan] observed the vehicle. There was nothing remarkable about the driving at all. Nightingale added: The defendant then pulled into the side of the road without the officer even putting the blue lights on."
A 13-year-old boy drove his family's Volkswagen campervan at speeds up to 70mph on the A35 dual carriageway near Poole. Other motorists reported the silver 2.5-litre van and Sergeant Chris Brolan observed it at about 1.50am on 23 August; the vehicle pulled over without the officer using blue lights. The boy, now 14, admitted driving without a licence or insurance and acknowledged prior occasions of taking the vehicle. The court imposed six penalty points on a future provisional licence, ordered parents to pay £105 in costs, and the boy apologized and vowed not to repeat the behaviour.
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