50,000 new drivers lose their licence as young male motorists are penalised by tough new points regime
- Newly qualified drivers are now banned if they rack up just six points
- 80% of new drivers being forced off the road are men, figures reveal
- Most are under 25 but some of those banned are over 60 or even 70
Learner: 50,000 new drivers have been banned after racking up six points within two years
Nearly 50,000 new drivers have had their licence revoked in the past four years, DVLA figures reveal today, with seven in ten under the age of 25.
Under strict rules brought in to cut the number of serious accidents among newly qualified drivers, those who tot up six points or more within two years of passing their test face an automatic ban.
The latest figures show that of the 48,983 who lost their licence in this way since 2009, 33,910 were under the age of 25. Men account for nearly eight out of ten bans.
The damning findings come as ministers prepare to reform young driver training in a bid to slash road deaths and serious injuries.
Data from the DVLA has also shown that 4,067 drivers aged 19 or under had points on their license. Alarmingly, 27 drivers aged 19 and below had more than six points on their license.
The new drivers fell foul of the 1995 Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act which was brought in to crack down on dangerous driving by newly qualified motorists.
It stipulates that any driver who accumulates six or more penalty points on their licence within the first two years of passing their test will automatically have his or her licence revoked.
Male drivers are four times more likely than women to lose their licence in the first two years after passing their test.
Of the 48,983 newly qualified motorists who lost their licences in the last four years, just one in five (21 per cent) are women, swiftcover.com also revealed.
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