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    A Potted History of Driving, and the UK Driving Licence.


    The History of Driving and the UK Driving Licence.

    We've started with the invention of motorised road vehicles.

    At that time there was no such thing as a driving licence.

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    • The development of the motor car, and the rapid increase over the years in the volume of vehicles on Britain's roads, resulted in the necessity for some means by which the government could ensure that safety prevailed. This 'History of Driving' starts before the driving licence was devised and follows the development of roads, cars and licences over the last 120 years or so.

    Read on to get an idea of how it all happened.


    A History of Driving:

    1860 - 1900

    The invention of the motor car really began in the mid-late 18th century with the invention of small, passenger-carrying steam-powered road vehicles.

    Due to the size and power of these vehicles a 'Red Flag Act' was introduced in 1865, whereby it was compulsory for two people to operate and power the vehicle, while a third walked in front waving a red flag to warn other road u

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