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The United Kingdom driving test is a test of competence that UK residents take in order to obtain a full Great Britain or Northern Ireland driving licence or to add additional full entitlements to an existing one. Tests vary depending on the class of vehicle to be driven. In Great Britain it is administered by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About us )〕 and in Northern Ireland by the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome )〕 The minimum age at which one can take a UK driving test is currently 16 for mopeds and 17 for cars (16 for those on the higher/enhanced rate of the mobility component of DLA or PIP〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vehicles you can drive )〕). There is no upper age limit. In addition to a driving licence, a CBT certificate may be required before a moped or motorcycle is ridden.〔United Kingdom Government, Directgov. 2008. - "''If you obtained a full car licence before 1 February 2001 you do not need to complete a CBT to ride a moped in Great Britain.''"〕 In GB around 1.6 million people sit the practical car test per year, with a pass rate of around 43%,〔 the theory test has a pass rate of around 51.6%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FOI Request for theory test pass rates )〕 ==History== UK driving licences were introduced by the Motor Car Act 1903 but no test was required.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A summary of important legislation )〕 A test for disabled drivers was introduced by the Road Traffic Act 1930.〔 Legislation for compulsory testing was introduced for all new drivers with the Road Traffic Act 1934. The test was initially voluntary to avoid a rush of candidates until 1 June 1935 when all people who had started to drive on or after 1 April 1934 needed to have passed the test.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the British driving test )〕 Testing was suspended during World War II.〔 Testing was suspended again during the Suez Crisis in 1956 to allow examiners help to administer petrol rations.〔 The driving theory test was introduced in July 1996 as a written examination which was updated to a computer-based test in 2000.〔 The hazard perception test was introduced in November 2002. In January 2015 new CGI clips replaced the real life video clips in the Hazard Perception Test. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A summary of important legislation )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Kingdom driving test」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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