Minor bumps and scrapes are expected after passing your driving test but one woman stunned the internet as she drove her new car into a lake just a few weeks after getting her licence.

Despite passing with flying colours - and only one minor - Leia Darnell, 18, has now written off her Volkswagen Polo eight weeks later. She had excitedly purchased the vehicle in January 2022 in preparation for her test but lost control of the vehicle on a bend, plunging it into the water.