UPDATE: Action against boy (13) caught driving at McDonald's in Peterborough while aunt and uncle watched
The startling discovery was made by officers at the McDonald’s drive-through in Padholme Road East, Fengate, on Saturday at around 11am, with the teenager issued a Traffic Offence Report.
After stopping the car officers from the BCH Road Policing unit discovered a man and a woman with their two-year-old child unrestrained in the back and their teenage nephew driving. The two-year-old was said to be on her mum’s knee.
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Hide AdThe MOT had expired on the vehicle so it was taken back to the home of the man, who was its owner.
Police said the family are from Peterborough.
A police spokesman said: “Traffic offence reports were given for the various offences, including permitting a child to drive without a licence or insurance and driving without a licence or insurance. A decision on what action should be taken will be made in due course.”
The spokesman added that possible action against the 13-year-old could include a caution, or words of advice/guidance.