Actually the issue with Joyriding is that there is no intent to deprive the owner of the property of the car perminantly.
To make a charge of theft, it is required that an intent to perminantly deprive another of the property is proven. This can not be done when the intent is to use and return (albeit in a used state).
As a result, other laws for joyriding were specifically created.
Regards,
Craig S Wright (GSE-Compliane)
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Actually the issue with Joyriding is that there is no intent to deprive the owner of the property of the car perminantly. To make a charge of theft, it is required that an intent to perminantly deprive another of the property is proven. This can not be done when the intent is to use and return (albeit in a used state). As a result, other laws for joyriding were specifically created. Regards, Craig S Wright (GSE-Compliane)