> The same government that issues you your driving license in the first place, and sets the standards for examining folks with a provisional license, and determ

> The same government that issues you your driving license in the first place, and sets the standards for examining folks with a provisional license, and determining when licenses are revoked? The very same indeed! Their logic is that license indicates your ability to use roads safely, and is not the means for preventing you from using the roads or owning cars. Presumably, they trust the government on that. > It's a bizarre argument in any case given many areas in the UK have public transport provided by private companies. I suspect those companies have to work with local governments—or can you, as a private company, just go around unilaterally setting up bus lanes, bus stops, railways and so on?