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Description: | As the roads were in a poor state of repair the Motor Car Act 1903 was passed. This Act introduced registration and licensing to identify cars and drivers. County and County Borough Councils were the issuing authorities and car owners were charged 5 shillings annually for their drivers license and a further 20 shillings to register their vehicle. In 1965, the local DVLC's (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centres) were opened taking on the County Council's responsibility. The period of licence renewal had been increased to three years, then in 1976, driving licences were changed to last until the holder was 70 years old, after which then they need to be renewed every 3 years. The local DVLCs were later replaced by the DVLA centred in Swansea. Alfred Boulton was a haulage contractor. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Archives / Local History Centre | Rights holder: | DVLA | Temporal: | 1923 - 1985 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | DVLA/Staffordshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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