Driving licence
Neither cars nor drivers required a licence until the Motor Car Act of 1903, when it became the law that both had to be registered with the local council. The council issued cars with a unique number, which had to be displayed on a plate. These were the first number plates. Anyone could purchase a driver’s licence from the council for five shillings (25p), but there was no driving test.
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DMTR003n
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paper
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Accession number :
DUMFM:1986.50.1
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Dumfries & Galloway Council