Teen banned for driving with girl on roof in South Shields car park

An 18-year-old has been banned from driving for 18 months after he was caught on CCTV driving around a car park with a 17-year-old friend on the roof of his car.

Footage showed the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, climbing on top of the vehicle and lying down before Ryan McMillan set off.

McMillan was also sentenced to 240 hours of unpaid work for dangerous driving after the stunt in the Sundial car park in South Shields, South Tyneside, on 23 March.

The girl was also disqualified from driving for a year for aiding or abetting dangerous driving. She will have to resit her driving test.

"Some people may find this behaviour funny but if you choose to get involved in this kind of foolish activity it is only a matter of time before you are involved in a serious collision," PC Anthony French, of the force's road safety campaign Operation Dragoon, said.

"Motor vehicles are not toys and one slight mistake can lead to a fatal incident that will destroy lives forever.

"We are delighted to see that the magistrate has taken this case seriously and hope it acts as a warning to other young people who find it acceptable to mess around behind the wheel."