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In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, taking without owner's consent (TWOC), also referred to as unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle (UTMV),[1] describes any unauthorised use of a car or other conveyance that does not constitute theft. A similar offence, known as taking and driving away, exists in Scotland.
In police slang usage, twoc became a verb, with twocking and twockers (also spelled twoccing and twoccers) used respectively to describe car theft and those who perpetrate it: these usages subsequently filtered into general British slang.[2]
- ^ "Counting rules for theft and handling stolen goods" (PDF). Home Office. p. 32. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Definition of twoc in English". Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.