To joyride is to drive around in a stolen car, boat, or other vehicle with no particular goal, a ride taken solely for pleasure.

In UK law¹, joyriding is not considered to be theft, because the intention to "permanently deprive" the owner of the vehicle cannot be proven. Instead, a separate offence of "taking without consent", usually known by the acronym TWOC, applies to motor vehicles. Therefore "twoccing" or "twocking" is another term for joyriding.

In Wisconsin², joyriding is a misdemeanor that implies the car was returned undamaged within 24 hours.

References

1. ^ England and Wales: Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), ss. 12, 12A; Scotland: Strathern v. Seaforth, 1926 J. C. 100; Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52), s. 178; Northern Ireland: Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (Chapter 16), s. 12; Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (No. 154 (N.I. 1)), Art. 172
2. ^ Wis. Stat. s. 943.23

See also

• Motor vehicle theft
• Ramraiding
• TWOC

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