You might feel confident and experienced enough to be tempted to nip out onto the road. You might even have already had the chance to drive on privately owned land.

However, if you do this you might cause yourself problems when you actually want to apply for a driving licence.

The penalty
If you drive underage and/or without a licence then you'll get the same penalties as driving when disqualified.

The penalty is up to a £1,000 fine and 3-6 points on your licence.

No getting away from it
If you're under age or don't have a licence, a record is created at DVLA with these endorsement points noted so that if and when you apply for a licence the endorsements will be recorded on your licence. The points are applied at the time of conviction whether or not you have a licence.