There is an increasing incidence of catastrophic events caused by youngsters driving stolen or ‘borrowed’ vehicles creating devastation to the families of those maimed or killed due to their inexperience and arrogance.
Apart from their ultimate police action, their eventual issuance of a driving licence should depend upon the severity of their actions, i.e. if fatalities have occurred, life ban on securing a licence.
Whilst I acknowledge that such offenders would not even be aware that you might publish this letter, perhaps any responsible parent might take it on board and instil in their offspring the threat they are causing to their own future and the safety of other people.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
