Ten-year road ban for teen with 58 convictions

A 17-year-old boy with 58 prior convictions, who continued to drive while disqualified, was given a three-month sentence and a 10-year road ban today.

The boy pleaded guilty at the Children’s Court to having no licence or insurance at the South Circular Road, in Dublin and theft of €20 worth of fuel during a “drive off” at a petrol station on June 16 last.