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Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas, This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers(...)
Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas, This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers(...)

Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas, This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers(...)

Date2/28/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Last Day for Licenses - And Cheaper Gas; This scene was reflected at Metro's 26 or so motor vehicle licensing bureaus today - last day Ontario drivers can drive cars and trucks legally with 1977 stickers.
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More than a Million to go, The line-ups at motor vehicle license bureaus are starting to thicken as Feb
More than a Million to go, The line-ups at motor vehicle license bureaus are starting to thicken as Feb
2/20/1978
Winter ritual. The to renew car licenses is running year. As the deadline for buying 1979 permits draws closer, Metro the 495 College St. office are g(...)
Winter ritual. The to renew car licenses is running year. As the deadline for buying 1979 permits draws closer, Metro the 495 College St. office are g(...)
2/26/1979
Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon
Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon
5/29/1986
Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)
Too many licenses, Truckers say, Their boxes up, dump trucks surround Queen's Park today as about 150 drivers picketed to protest recent regulations t(...)
1/31/1975
The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)
The rain and varied driving skills added up to some great action in last year's Wheels/Bridgestone Challenge to find the best drivers. The contest is (...)
5/8/1989
License Collector Bruce Rawlins, 26, of Willowdale holds one of the prizes in his collection - a rare porcelain plate issued by Ontario in 1911 - to s(...)
License Collector Bruce Rawlins, 26, of Willowdale holds one of the prizes in his collection - a rare porcelain plate issued by Ontario in 1911 - to s(...)
3/28/1973
Unable to drive: Twins Keith (left) Kevin Mateff finished their automotive technician program at Centennial College with a 96-per-cent average, but they can't get driver's licenses because they'reclassed as legally blind
Unable to drive: Twins Keith (left) Kevin Mateff finished their automotive technician program at Centennial College with a 96-per-cent average, but they can't get driver's licenses because they'reclassed as legally blind
6/22/1983
Explosive and corrosive cargoes travel Metro's streets every day - but no one can say how dangerous they are
Explosive and corrosive cargoes travel Metro's streets every day - but no one can say how dangerous they are
1/7/1982
Road Risk? Ontario trucking officials say there's no proof that drivers are a danger after being on the road for 13 hours, but others are not convinced
Road Risk? Ontario trucking officials say there's no proof that drivers are a danger after being on the road for 13 hours, but others are not convinced
11/20/1978
Charge it: New licences, with magnetic strips like credit cards, would allow drivers to pay speeding tickets on the spot and let police look up driver history
Charge it: New licences, with magnetic strips like credit cards, would allow drivers to pay speeding tickets on the spot and let police look up driver history
5/13/1993
No Traffic: While novice drivers learn the basics at the John Rhodes Driver Examination Centre, experience is best teacher, U of T experts say
No Traffic: While novice drivers learn the basics at the John Rhodes Driver Examination Centre, experience is best teacher, U of T experts say
1/26/1989
Driving Test: Sue Jovandin prepares for her driver's test with examiner Dan Worthy at John Rhodes Driver Education centre in Brampton
Driving Test: Sue Jovandin prepares for her driver's test with examiner Dan Worthy at John Rhodes Driver Education centre in Brampton
6/15/1994