Happy 75th Birthday Driving Test

1st March 2010

2010 is the 75th anniversary year of the driving test.

The introduction of the driving test in 1935 was radical at the time.

When an initial 250 examiners set about making the first test bookings, the norm was to pre-arrange a meeting with candidates at car parks, railway stations or other landmarks, as test centres didn't exist.

In the early days, examiners routinely conducted up to 16 tests each day!

Nowadays, 2000 examiners conduct up to seven car tests daily. Of course, there have been other updates and revisions to the test since the thirties - introduction of the theory test and hazard perception test, and the 'show me, tell me' element of the practical test, for example.

These changes have had a positive impact on our road safety, as we have the second safest roads in Europe.

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