Damage caused after the taking of a car need not be at the fault of the driver defendant for the offence of aggravated vehicle taking to have been committed by him. The sole requirement of the subsection was that the driving of the vehicle should have been the cause of the accident.It was not legitimate to require proof that the manner of the driving was the cause of the accident. Although section 12A(2)(a) required that the vehicle should have been driven dangerously, there was no corresponding requirement in the preceding subsections Once the basic offence of taking the vehicle had been established, no further fault was required.
Judges:
Laws J
Citations:
Times 19-Jul-1996, [1997] 1 Cr App R 67
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Hughes, Regina v SC 31-Jul-2013
Uninsured Driver Not Guilty of Causing Death
The appellant though an uninsured driver, was driving without fault when another vehicle veered across the road. The other driver died from his injuries, and the appellant convicted of causing his death whilst uninsured. At trial he succeeded in . .
Binding – Taylor, Regina v CACD 9-Apr-2014
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Cited – Taylor, Regina v SC 3-Feb-2016
No Liability Extension on Taking Without Consent
Appeal by leave of the Court of Appeal on a point of law arising in the course of the trial of the appellant for aggravated vehicle taking, contrary to section 12A of the Theft Act 1968. The defendant had taken a vehicle without the owner’s consent, . .
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Crime
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.87276