In the Sokh district of Fergana region, a 5th-grade student was found driving a Tracker vehicle belonging to his father. The regional Department of Road Traffic Safety of the Internal Affairs Directorate reported the incident.

According to the department, a video circulated on social media showing a minor driving a car. An investigation identified the driver as a 5th-grade student of School No. 11 in Sokh district. The Tracker belonged to his father. The vehicle was placed in a penalty lot in the presence of the father.

An administrative protocol was drawn up against the minor’s father under Article 47 (Failure to fulfill obligations regarding the upbringing and education of children) and Part 2 of Article 135 (Driving a vehicle by persons without documents required by traffic rules) of the Code of Administrative Responsibility.

Under Part 2 of Article 135, a fine of 5 base calculation units is stipulated, while Article 47 provides for a fine of 1 to 5 base calculation units. A preventive conversation was also held with the child’s father.

The Road Traffic Safety Department urged parents to prevent their minor children from driving cars.

It is worth recalling that Uzbekistan is proposing to introduce separate administrative liability for handing over control of a car to a minor. If this leads to grave consequences, liability will be criminal.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in 2025, nearly 2,500 cases of handing over car control to minors aged 14 to 16 were recorded in Uzbekistan. As a result of such incidents, 44 people died and 101 were injured.

Source: www.gazeta.uz