A 14-year-old boy was caught driving his mother's Audi A1.
The boy was stopped by police at 3am today in Wigan after traffic officers noticed the vehicle only had daytime running lights.
Police said the boy "had taken his mum's car" and that he had "thought about not stopping".
The car did stop however and a passenger is said to have "made off".
The white Audi A1 was photographed by police at the scene on Warrington Road in Wigan and was later posted on the Greater Manchester Police Traffic Twitter account.
The vehicle was returned to the driver's mother and the police said that the son is due to be interviewed at a later date.
The identity of the boy is unknown and it is not know whether he was arrested.
Writing on Twitter, GMP Traffic said: "3am stopped this Audi A1 on Warrington Road Wigan after the driver thought about not stopping.
"He was driving with only DRL lights on. When stopped passenger made off. Driver was a 14 year old who had taken his mums car.
"Car returned to mum and son to be interviewed at a later date."
