Bath City Council. Records of licences to drive motor cars and cycles

Reference Number

BC/3/6/8

Level of Description

Series

Title

Bath City Council. Records of licences to drive motor cars and cycles

Date

1921-1930 and 1948-1950

Extent

Extent: 37 vols.

Description

Under the Motor Car Act of 1903, Bath City Council was responsible for issuing licences to those who wished to drive motor cars or motor cycles. The licences cost five shillings, and had to be renewed each year, but there was no 'driving test' - the test of competency to drive was not introduced until 1934. Responsibility for issuing driving licences passed from local authorities to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in the early 1970s. No records of driving licences appear to have survived for the periods 1904-1921, 1930-1948, and 1950-73.

Contents

• BC/3/6/8/1 - Bath City Council. Registers of licences to drive motor cars and cycles
• BC/3/6/8/2 - Bath City Council. Counterfoils of licences issued to drive motor cars and cycles