The British School of Motoring (BSM) is a

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in the United Kingdom, providing training in vehicle operation and road safety. BSM has around 1000 driving instructors. RAC's parent company,

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, sold BSM to Arques Industries AG in February 2009.
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, which was the holding company for

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and

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in January 2011. The AA (including BSM ownership) then announced stock market flotation in June 2014.

Founder

British School of Motoring founded in 1910 was an independent and private educational organisation like the

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founded in 1924. Both were founded by their principal, S C H Roberts.Mr. S. C. H. Roberts. ''The Times'', Monday, 16 September 1957; pg. 14; Issue 53947 Born in 1889 Stanley Coryton Hugh Roberts (known as "C H") died in September 1957 and was succeeded as managing director of both BSM and The College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering by Miss Denise McCann.

References

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