Teens hotwire forklift, cause damage News Story - 12 Jun 2008 ( #364 ) - EDINBURGH, United Kingdom <1 min read Teenage joyriders successfully hotwired a forklift at an industrial estate, smashing it through the site's heavy metal gates.Edinburgh Evening News reports the forklift was abandoned after becoming stuck on uneven ground outside Houston Industrial Estate in Livingston on Tuesday evening.The three teenagers had tried unsuccessfully to hotwire two other forklifts before driving the third through the estate's gates, causing GBP1,600 (USD3,132) of damage.