darnell harte was killed alongside two other children and two men.ngers in a stolen car which hit a tree at high speed in leeds last november. a 15—year—old boy was jailed for four and a half years for dangerous driving, but he is far from alone in being an underage driver. i was putting people in danger. i know that's other people's life, and it matters to another family. mikey began driving in bradford aged 16, he and his friends used to hire a car to take out onto the roads. if there's a group of us, we will all chip in, and we let an older person know that we want a car, and then they will get a car from someone else and they will bring it to us. i do get a rush, ijust want to put my foot down and go crazy. ripping it around sidestreets. especially if the boys are there, and they are cheering you on to do it, you get the adrenaline rush and you just kind of want to go even more faster. in 2014, almost 700 children aged 16 and under were disqualified from driving. however, last year, that number had risen to more than 1000, an increase of 47%. thi

darnell harte was killed alongside two other children and two men.erage driver. i was putting people in danger. i know that's other people's life, you know, it matters to another family. mikey started driving on the streets of bradford aged 16, he and his friends used to hire a car to take out onto the roads. if there a group of us, you know, we'll all chip in and we'll let an older person know we want a car and they will get a car from someone else and bring it to us. i do get a rush, you know, when i want to put my foot down and go crazy. in 2014, almost 700 children aged 16 and under were disqualified from driving. however, last year that number had risen to more than 1,000, an increase of 47%. this is the tip of the iceberg because of course they have to be caught breaking the law in this way and inevitably many won't be, they will get away scot—free. elyse and natasha are now calling for tougherjail terms. the ministry forjustice said it will bring forward changes to the law as soon as an entry time allows. phil bodmer, bbc news. the headlines a

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let's hear from an underage driver about how and why he breaks the law, and from the sisters of darnell hartecrazy. i've been in police chases and i've got away, because we know where we need to go. if there's a group of us, you know, we'll all chip in. we'll let an older person know that we want a car. and then they'll get a car from someone else and then they'll bring it to us. our house will never be the same, our family will never be the same. darnell was literally the heart of our family. the judge should have said, i'm going to set an example, i'm going to teach young boys, or young girls, or young people that feel it is ok to steal a car that it's not ok, these are the consequences of your actions. because, you know, regardless of your age, you know what you're doing. let's talk to paul silverwood who runs a car club teaching youngsters under the age of 17 to drive. nicole, who learnt to drive at the under—17s car club. and claire evans, who is consumer editor at what car magazine. i want you to react with the fact that children as young as 12 are being banned from driving according to