Sunday, September 13, 2020

driving Licence No. 052 issued in Halifax, Yorkshire, printed on cloth, expired in 1920 something

http://mildlyinteresting-blog.blogspot.com/2020/06/my-great-grandfathers-driving-licence.html

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  1. A snippit from wikipedia about the UK driving license for you...
    HISTORY
    UK driving licences were introduced by the Motor Car Act 1903 but no test was required. The intention was purely to identify vehicles and their drivers. The Road Traffic Act 1930 introduced age restrictions and a test for disabled drivers; this was the first formal driving test in the UK. These licences were only valid for one year from the date of issue. Legislation for compulsory testing was introduced for all new drivers with the Road Traffic Act 1934. The test was initially voluntary to avoid a rush of candidates until 1 June 1935 when all people who had started to drive on or after 1 April 1934 needed to have passed the test.

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