Driver may have to resit test after Edinburgh police seize uninsured car in Corstorphine

Road Policing Scotland posted a picture of the seized car on social media.
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A new driver may have to resit their test after their car was seized by police for not being insured.

Edinburgh's Road Policing officers stopped the vehicle in Corstorphine on Tuesday night, and it emerged that the driver was still within the two year probationary period and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

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A UK driving licence will be revoked if you get six or more points within two years of passing your test.

The car was seized in Corstorphine on Tuesday night. Pic: Road Policing Scotland/ twitterThe car was seized in Corstorphine on Tuesday night. Pic: Road Policing Scotland/ twitter
The car was seized in Corstorphine on Tuesday night. Pic: Road Policing Scotland/ twitter

A picture of the vehicle was published on twitter by Road Policing Scotland tonight along with a post which said: "#EdinburghRP have been out in Corstorphine tonight and already this vehicle has been seized for not being insured .

"Driver was still within 2 year probationary period and will be reported to PF. They may have to resit test as a result . #OperationDriveInsured #notworththerisk"

It comes after ten drivers were stopped by police during speed checks in Corstorphine on Monday morning.