December 11, 2025
R v Taylor [2016] UKSC 5
Taylor took a truck without consent and was involved in a fatal collision, though his driving was faultless. Charged with aggravated vehicle taking, the issue was whether injury need involve driving fault. The Supreme Court held that fault in the driving causing the injury is required. Facts Jack Taylor took a Ford Transit Tipper truck in Exmouth from a friend, David Marriott. The vehicle belonged to Marriott’s employer and was alleged to have been taken without the owner’s consent, amounting to a basic offence under section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968. While returning from Exeter after collecting another friend,
