A 15-YEAR-OLD boy admitted getting behind the wheel of a car and driving it dangerously.

The teen drove the Ford Mondeo, in Cowper Avenue, Tilbury, on August 5.

The boy, from Thurrock, admitted driving dangerously, driving without insurance and driving other than in accordance with a licence at Basildon Youth Court.

He must attend meetings with a youth offender panel for nine months, and pay £15 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.