Stock image of a UK driving licence. Picture: PA A DRIVING offence that is so old it predates the use of motorised vehicles – but could still land you a two-year jail sentence. The Highway Code celebrates its 90th anniversary this week and motoring experts Select Car Leasing has looked back at some of the more bizarre offences of the road. And Furious and Wanton Driving is right up there with the most outdated as it’s 150 years old. It comes from 19th Century legislation but remains available to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to this day. Outlined in Section 35 of The Offences Against The Person Act 1861, it states: “Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done any bodily harm to any person whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.”