Theft Vehicle Offences

According to the definition, what does a conveyance not include:

A group of boys from the local public school decide it would be a jolly jape to push the headteachers car around the corner and hide it in some bushes. Are they guilty of taking a conveyance without consent?

Olly steals a car and picks up his pal, Mark. They make their way into town. On their way Mark cuts the passenger seat with his knife. They stop to pick up Moira and Anna. Olly tells the girls that the car is stolen and Anna doesn’t get in. They drive into town and Mark and Moira get out of the car and watch Olly park. He crashes into a parked vehicle. Who is guilty of aggravated vehicle taking?

Ian smashes a car window and makes off in the car. He loses control on a bend and skids off the road. He sustains an injury to his head. He continues his journey and runs over a stray dog. The dog is killed. He crashes into a parked car. He then makes off. At what point does he commit the offence of aggravated vehicle taking?

Fred makes his way into a farm building. He sees a tractor and decides to have a little drive around the building and out onto the high street. He turns sharply onto the road and is thrown to the floor. Fred is injured. The tractor stalls and Fred makes off. What offence, if any has been committed?

Roy lets himself through an open window into a factory and takes a forklift truck for a drive down the road. He crashes the forklift causing no damage but injures himself. He leaves the factory and makes off. Has Roy committed an offence?

Helen’s mother is away for the day, so Helen decides to take her car and let Al have it who thinks he may have a buyer. Her mother never lets her use the vehicle, so before taking it she damages the car lock to make it look as if it’s been stolen. What offences has Helen committed?

Greg is out with Helen. They decide to steal a car for a joyride. Helen keeps lookout while Greg smashes a car window. They then take the car and pick up Warren and May. They make their way to the woods where they run the car down a hill and make off. The car comes to a halt without being damaged. What offence has Greg committed?

Tony smashes a car window and he and Shirley make off in the vehicle. Shirley spills nail varnish all over the passenger seat. They pick up Val and Andy who know the car is stolen and drop them off in high street. As they pull away they crash into a parked vehicle. Who commits the aggravated vehicle taking offence?

Clark and Sophie nick a car. They drive to a public field where Tom and Lucy are waiting. They know the car is nicked. Sophie gets out of the car and Tom gets in whilst Lucy walks away. Clark drives round the field and eventually turns the car over. They all run off. Who is guilty of aggravated vehicle taking?

Ian unlawfully enters a building site at the weekend and drives a dumper truck into a newly built wall which collapses. He rings Saul and Guy who come round and watch the fun. Saul then drives whilst Guy sits in the bucket. All 3 are arrested. What offence has Guy committed?

4 youths run off from a stolen vehicle. They are all arrested nearby. No one will say who the driver is. What is the correct charge?

Huw and Sam take a car from a car park. They pick up Luke and Mike who asks where they nicked the wheels. They are told it was plucked from a car park. They pick up Kim and drive around town at high speed. Kim then drives the vehicle. They are stopped by the police and all 5 run off. What offence, if any, has Kim committed?

Brian is allowed to take his work car home and use it for work purposes. Lee asks Brian if he can ‘borrow’ the car for an hour or so. Brian agrees, but tells Lee not to get caught. What offence, if any, has Lee committed?

Keith spots a rubber dinghy on top of a vehicle. He rings his pal, Ray, who is looking for a dinghy. Ray asks Keith to bring the dinghy to his boatyard. They are both subsequently arrested rowing the dinghy in the docks. What offence has Ray committed?

3 Lads from the local public school push the head’s car round a corner, where it is left. Shortly after they push it a further 5 yards towards a trailer that is going to take the car to an off road track where thy intent to race it. They run off when the head approaches. What offence, if any, has been committed?

Morris nicks a trailer for his pal Jake. He takes the trailer from a vehicle parked in the street. He joins Jake who sits in the trailer. You stop them and discover it does not belong to them. What offence has Jake committed?

Harry removes the tarpaulin from on top of an articulated lorry, to see if there was anything worth stealing. He finds bathroom fittings and asks his friend to help. Before his friend arrives, Harry is arrested. What offence has Harry committed?

Which of the following would not figure in the aggravated vehicle taking offence?

4 boys decide to nick some transport and see how far they can get in an hour. Jones takes a dinghy and sails it down the river. Smith nicks a hang glider and takes to the skies. Evans nicks the local hovercraft, and Lucius Ludicrus nicks a pair of roller skates for his journey.  Who is guilty of taking a conveyance?