Learning to drive can be a tricky business involving unintentional stalling, bad parking and even a few scrapes to the paintwork, which is why taking to the roads for the very first time in a gold supercar probably isn’t the best idea.

It’s an even worse idea to drive a gold Maserati while carrying L-plates without being insured, which is what one driver in Kingston discovered on Tuesday, after their car was seized by police.

Kingston police officers on patrol on the King’s Road were drawn to the car due to its value and the L plates at around 10:20am on Tuesday morning. The driver, who has not been named, was stopped and found to have no insurance, causing the car to be towed.

The car may be worth an estimated £90,000 but the driver will now have to pay a £150 towing charge and £25 a day until they buy insurance to be able to retrieve it from the local pound. They will then receive a court date, and if found guilty of driving without a license, will get a minimum of six points on their license and a further £300 fine.

There has been speculation the car is the same gold Maserati bearing L-plates that was given a parking ticket after parking illegally on the Edgeware Road in April. Police could not confirm if it was the same car.