Ministers have been urged to tighten car sale laws after the death of a teenager in a horror crash near Stanley.
Andrew Rowlands died when the 4x4 he was travelling in flipped and crashed on the A692 at Tanfield in June 2020.
The 18-year-old, from Consett, was taken to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary with serious injuries and pronounced dead a short time later.
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The 4x4 was driven by the then 17-year-old Dylan Brunton, who fled the scene along with the two other passengers following the crash.
The dangerous vehicle did not have an MOT and had been bought the day before for just £100.
North West Durham MP Richard Holden, speaking in the Commons, highlighted the fact the car was purchased without a driving license and argued for a change in the law.
Mr Holden, who was joined in the chamber by Andrew's parents John and Karen, said: "To buy a shotgun or rifle, the buyer must provide a licence and be over the age of 18.
"To buy an alcoholic drink, lottery scratchcard or lottery ticket, the buyer must provide ID.
"To scrap a car, a person must provide ID and have a UK bank account, yet to buy a car — even a totally unroadworthy one, such as the one driven on the day Andrew was killed — a buyer does not have to do those things."
He added: "My request of the Minister is to look at one simple change to the law. If a person wants to buy a car, they should have to have a driving licence.
"That means a simple change to the V5 form. At the moment, filling in the date of birth and the details of the driving licence of the person purchasing the car is voluntary.
"All we want is for that to be made mandatory. That would prevent people without driving licences being able to buy cars."
Transport Minister Trudy Harrison acknowledged "more can be done" in this area, adding: "We are working on a call for evidence on parts of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
"We expect to be in a position to publish that in the first half of this year. While details are still being worked up on the scope of that particular issue, I know that officials are paying close attention to the points raised in this debate."
