British School of Motoring

BSM

Type	Private Limited
Industry	Automotive services
Founded	Peckham, United Kingdom
Services	Driving instruction
Website	www.bsm.co.uk

The British School of Motoring (BSM) is a driving school in the United Kingdom, providing training in vehicle operation and road safety.

BSM has around 1000 driving instructors. RAC's parent company, Aviva, sold BSM to Arques Industries AG in February 2009.^[1] In November 2009 the business was then sold to Managing Directors Abu-Haris Shafi and Nikolai Kesting and was then acquired by Acromas Holdings, which was the holding company for The AA and Saga in January 2011. The AA (including BSM ownership) then announced stock market flotation in June 2014.

Notable customers

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom learned to drive with the BSM.^[2]

Founder

British School of Motoring founded in 1910 was an independent and private educational organisation like the Chelsea College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering founded in 1924. Both were founded by their principal, S C H Roberts.^[3] Born in 1889 Stanley Coryton Hugh Roberts (known as "C H") died in September 1957^[3] and was succeeded as managing director of both BSM and The College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering by Miss Denise McCann.

References

↑ http://arques06.webcoffer-server.de/main.php?cid=260&lang=en[] BSM Arques Industries AG
↑ "UK driving school dumps Vauxhall". BBC News. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
1 2 Mr. S. C. H. Roberts. The Times, Monday, Sep 16, 1957; pg. 14; Issue 53947

Driving in the United Kingdom

Main topics	Approved Driving Instructor British land speed record Driving examiner (United Kingdom) The Highway Code Driving licence in the United Kingdom List of UK driving licence endorsements Road signs in the United Kingdom Road speed limit enforcement in the United Kingdom Road speed limits in the United Kingdom United Kingdom traffic laws Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions

Acts	Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 Motor Car Act 1903 Road Traffic Act 1934

Organisations	Disabled Motoring UK Driver and Vehicle Agency Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Driving Standards Agency Institute of Advanced Motorists Motor Insurers' Bureau Safe Speed Safety Camera Partnership

Companies	British School of Motoring Search For Driving Lessons

Driving test	Hazard Perception Test United Kingdom driving test

Schemes	National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme Pass Plus Young Driver Schemes

TV & Entertainment	Britain's Worst Driver Clarkson's Car Years Driven (TV series) Driving School Fifth Gear For The Love Of Cars Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld Sniff Petrol Top Gear (1977 TV series) Top Gear (2002 TV series)

Offences	Causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving Causing death by dangerous driving Dangerous driving DR10

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.