The driver was pulled over in Bathgate about 25 minutes after trying to insure a Volkswagen car.
The insurer in question however marked the vehicle’s insurance as invalidated given the driver in question held a provisional licence.
A police spokeswoman said: “Livingston Road Police stopped the driver of this Volkswagen near Bathgate.
"They had taken out a policy of insurance 25 minutes earlier, however it was invalidated by their insurer as they didn't mention they were only a provisional licence holder!
"Vehicle has been seized and the driver reported to the Procurator Fiscal.”
A statement on the Scottish Driving Law website reads: “To drive a motor vehicle on a public road the law requires that you hold a current, valid driving licence. If you do not hold such a driving licence, you are guilty of a criminal offence.”
