New drivers lose their licences and must retake their test if they accrue six points or more in the first two years of driving.
A Freedom of Information Request investigation has revealed 10,833 new drivers lost their licences in 2017.
That number was up 783 on 2016, when 10,050 new drivers had their licences revoked, and up 2,019 on 2015, when 8,814 new drivers lost theirs.
The figures were released by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency following a Freedom of Information investigation by the Press Association.
The number of new drivers who lost their licence for using a mobile phone at the wheel rocketed by 356 per cent.
Following new laws introduced in March 2017 which saw drivers handed six penalty points and a £200 fine for using their phone while driving, some 533 new drivers lost their licence for breaching the rule – up from 117 the year before.
New motorists banned for driving without due care and attention – another charge used by police for mobile phone use at the wheel – was also up to 447 in 2017, compared with 401 the previous year.
AA president Edmund King said: “Part of the rise in new drivers losing their licences is due to the one-strike-and-you’re-out increase to six penalty points for using a phone at the wheel that came in last March.
“We know from our own research that young drivers in particular say they can’t bring themselves to turn their mobile phones off before driving. This dangerous attitude is starting to catch up with them as they can’t bear to be away from their phones while they drive.”
Here are the top 10 reasons new drivers lost their licences in 2017…
1: Using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks
Offence code: IN10
Number banned: 5,153
2: Exceeding statutory speed limit on a public road
Offence code: SP30
Number banned: 2,217
3: Failure to give information as to identity of driver etc
Offence code: MS90
Number banned: 1,213
4: Breach of requirements as to control of the vehicle, such as using a mobile phone
Offence code: CU80
Number banned: 533
5: Driving without due care and attention
Offence code: CD10
Number banned: 447
6: Exceeding speed limit on a motorway
Offence code: SP50
Number banned: 430
7: Failing to stop after an accident
Offence code: AC10
Number banned: 129
8: Causing or permitting a vehicle to be used while uninsured against third party risks
Offence code: IN14
Number banned: 117
9: Failing to comply with traffic light signals
Offence code: TS10
Number banned: 111
10: Driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users
Offence code: CD30
Number banned: 110
A National Police Chiefs’ Council spokesman said: “The evidence shows that young drivers present the greatest risk to themselves and others.
“We continue to enforce the law with full use of all the approved methods of prosecution available to us. Our message is clear: Keep to the law or risk losing your licence.”