Aggravated Vehicle-Taking in United Kingdom

Definition of Aggravated Vehicle-Taking

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Aggravated Vehicle-Taking : An offence concerning joyriding, which was enacted in 1992. The offence arises when the accused has unlawfully taken a motor vehicle, driven it in a dangerous manner on a public road, and caused an accident resulting in injury to another person or to property. Any passenger in the vehicle who knows that it has been taken without the owner’s consent is also guilty of the offence.