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Ministry of Transport and successors, Driving and Motor Licences Branch: Registered...

Catalogue reference: MT 103

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MT 103

This series contains the registered files of the Driving and Motor Licences Branch of the Ministry of Transport and its successors. The files relate to cars, motorcycles, hovercraft, heavy goods vehicles and bicycles, and include papers...

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MT 103

Title
Ministry of Transport and successors, Driving and Motor Licences Branch: Registered Files
Date

1915-1987

Description

This series contains the registered files of the Driving and Motor Licences Branch of the Ministry of Transport and its successors. The files relate to cars, motorcycles, hovercraft, heavy goods vehicles and bicycles, and include papers concerning vehicle registration and licensing, vehicle excise, driving instruction, driving tests, vehicle insurance, driver behaviour, the international circulation of traffic, and driving licensing, including health requirements.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

DML Series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of the Environment, Centralised Licensing Directorate, 1970-1972
  • Ministry of Transport, Road Safety and Vehicle Registration Group, 1959-1962
  • Ministry of Transport, Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Group, 1964-1970
  • Ministry of Transport, Vehicle Registration Group, Driving and Motor Licences Branch, 1962-1964
Physical description

726 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1983 Department of Transport

Subjects
Topics
Shipping
Taxation
Transport management
Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

The Driving and Motor Licences Branch, established in 1962 as part of the Vehicle Registration Group, was responsible for the administration of the Road Traffic Acts in so far as they relate to motor insurance, driving and traffic examiners; for the administration of registration, licensing and taxation of vehicles under the Vehicles (Excise) Acts and for the administration of regulations concerned with the international circulation of vehicles.

The division later became responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Register of Approved Driving Instructors.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11152/

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