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NEW SYSTEM IN BRITAIN. OUTLINE OF THE PROPOSALS. (British Official Wireless). Rec. 5.5 p.m. Rugby, March 1. In the House of Commons, Mr. HoreBelisha outlined the steps which he had taken to set up a system of tests for new applicants for motor vehicle driving licenses. The new organisation would have this work as its special duty and be based on 12 existing traffic areas with a supervising examiner in charge of each area and a chief examiner at headquarters.
Under these supervising examiners there would be 250 examiners. All supervisors were now selected and more than half the examiners.
A fee of a maximum of 10s for those undergoing the test was originally contemplated but it had been found that a 7s 6d service would be self-supporting. It was estimated there would be 400,000 new drivers examined every year. In the case of large organisations such as the Army, Navy, Aif Force, Post Office, Police and employers of not fewer than 250 drivers, their own examiners would be authorised to issue the certificate.
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Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 5
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