More than eight-thousand drivers are on their tenth or more learner permit.
Gardaí are warning there's no excuse not to take a test and say they'll be clamping down on L plate holders.
More than 16-hundred cars have been impounded from unaccompanied motorists since last December.
There are 41,316 people on their fourth or subsequent learner permit for a car.
Moyagh Murdock is with the Road Safety Authority;
