A TEENAGER with a fascination for cars fell to temptation when he was left with the keys to his friend's vehicle.

Blackburn magistrates heard how he took the vehicle for a spin despite not having passed his driving test.

Neil Anthony Haworth,18, of St Huberts Road, Great Harwood, pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent, careless driving and driving without insurance and MoT.

Stephen Parker, defending, said Haworth, who is unemployed, had been working on the car with his friend who owned it.

"When the friend went home my client was tempted and took the car for a ride," said Mr Parker.

Stipendiary magistrate Jonathon Finestein said he was prepared to give Haworth a chance by giving him a conditional discharge for 12 months. He was disqualified for six months and ordered to pay £95 costs - with the first payment to be made after Christmas.

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