A 12-year-old boy was caught driving in South Dunedin yesterday, with his four-year-old brother apparently supervising from the passenger seat.
An adult male in the back seat of the van is to be prosecuted for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive a motor vehicle.
Senior Sergeant Brian Benn of Dunedin
said police had been called about 10 o'clock when a neighbour on Helena St in Caversham spotted the white van being driven strangely.
Police found the 12-year-old boy behind the wheel. "In the passenger seat was his younger brother who was four. I don't know if he was giving instructions or not," Mr Benn said.
"There was an adult male who was supervising the driving from the back seat."
The man was issued a ticket and would not have to appear in court.
No action would be taken against the driver. "We believe that the adult was at fault more than the 12-year-old," Mr Benn said.
The van did not have a warrant of fitness or registration.
- NZPA
