Nostalgic pictures of driving tests in Oxfordshire over time

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This gallery shows nostalgic pictures of driving tests in Oxfordshire over time, memorialising the moment of passing - or failing - the dreaded, hoped-for test.

This Oxford Mail archive collection shows youngsters and older people alike working hard to prove that they're safe to get out on the road.

We have images in this gallery of test candidates, examiners, instructors and more, to represent the whole picture.

Driving tests archive photosAnita Weller, of Oxford, was annoyed at long wait for driving test appointment, 2004 (Image: Damian Halliwell)

As far back, would-be young drivers were voicing their complaints about the long wait for driving tests, a situation which hasn't improved much since.

Some of the pictures show campaigners around driving tests, with one mum who wanted to make first aid training part of the test and a driving instructor who wanted to see a year of compulsory lessons before a candidate was able to sit (or drive) the test.

Take a look back through this nostalgic picture gallery of driving tests in Oxfordshire over the years.

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