Thousands of learner drivers face losing their licence straight after they get it, after racking up points.
Driving tests were allowed to resume earlier this month, but many learners could lose their licence as soon as they pass because of points they've received during their learner period.
To avoid your licence being cancelled straight away, you would need to wait for the points to expire before taking your test.
Endorsements stay on your driving record for four years, going up to 11 years for the most serious offences - reports Birmingham Live.
12,000 women have points on their provisional licence, compared to 53,000 men and data shows that 12,000 drivers are at risk of losing their licence straight away.
When broken down by age group, learners in their 20s are the worst for having penalty points before passing their test.
The DVLA data shows that 26,552 provisional licence holders in their 20s already have one or more endorsements on their driving record and 65,054 learner drivers have points on their licence before passing their test.
Men are four times more likely to get points on their provisional license.
Moneyshake submitted an FOI request to the DVLA and have gathered all the data on our new and young drivers.
Drivers aged 16-25 are fined £40.7 million from motoring offences each year, and nine young drivers are caught driving illegally every hour in the UK.
165 young drivers caught speeding every day, costing £6 million in fines annually, while 8 in 10 motoring offences result in a ban for young drivers.
