Children as young as 10 have been caught speeding on UK roads, exclusive new data has revealed. Eight racers aged 14 and below have been handed endorsements for going too fast since the start of 2021 - while in total 183 juveniles have been prosecuted during the same time period.

The legal age for driving a car in Britain is 17, although you can apply for a provisional licence at 15 and nine months. Meanwhile, 16-year-olds can ride mopeds and some people with limited mobility are allowed to drive cars from the same age. But new data, secured via a Freedom of the Information request to the DVLA by Select Car Leasing , shows police have caught kids as young as 10 breaking the speed limit on public roads.

The latest available figures provided by the government agency stretch as far

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