Three Kidlington residents won the Oxford area heat in the RAC L-Driver of the Year competition. – Vintage Photograph

Last weekend, three Kidlington residents dominated the Oxford area RAC “L” Driver of the Year competition and took the first three places. Mr Henry Kavanagh, aged 25, was the winner and was awarded a shield, a voucher for 50 gallons of petrol, and a place in the national finals at the Crystal Palace, where the first prize is a new car. Miss Susan Weller, aged 18, and Mr Raymond Duckett, aged 21, took second and third places respectively, and also qualified for the national finals. The competition was open to all who had taken a full course of driving lessons at a recognised driving school and passed their test within the last year. Mr Kavanagh’s wife Phyllis is currently learning to drive and hopes to compete in the competition in the future.Last weekend, three Kidlington residents dominated the Oxford area RAC “L” Driver of the Year competition and took the first three places. Mr Henry Kavanagh, aged 25, was the winner and was awarded a shield, a voucher for 50 gallons of petrol, and a place in the national finals at the Crystal Palace, where the first prize is a new car. Miss Susan Weller, aged 18, and Mr Raymond Duckett, aged 21, took second and third places respectively, and also qualified for the national finals. The competition was open to all who had taken a full course of driving lessons at a recognised driving school and passed their test within the last year. Mr Kavanagh’s wife Phyllis is currently learning to drive and hopes to compete in the competition in the future.

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Simi 20%PRWA Smiles all round from the three Kidlington winners of the Oxford area heat in the RAC L-Driver of the Year competition. From left, they are: 1, Mr Henry Kavanagh, aged 25; 2, Miss Susan Weller, aged 18, and 3, Mr Raymond Duckett, aged 21. APR 1971 Oxford’s top L-drivers are all from Kidlington An Oxford driver has never open to all who had taken a full course of driving lessons at won the national competition. “The standard this year was a recognised driving school very high, but there is a good and passed their test within chance an Oxford driver could the last year. win the final,” said Mr Tony Andrews the local RAC mana- ger. ( The 29 entrants first drove along a test route in Oxford and then carried out tests, in- cluding parking, reversing and n slalom tests, in the Summer- town car park. ti The winner, Mr Kavanagh, says he has done most of his driving within a 10-mile radius of Oxford. The “L” drivers of Kid- ington dominated the Ox- ford area RAC “L” Driver of the Year competition last weekend and took the first three places. The Oxford “L” driver of the year is Kidlington dentist Mr Henry Kavanagh, of 31 Oxford Road, Kidlington. He won a shield, a voucher for 50 gallons of petrol, and a place in the national finals at the Crystal Palace, where the first prize is a new car. Second and third places went to Miss Sue Weller, of Hampden House, Mill Street, T. Kidlington, and Mr R. of 55 Cherwell Duckett, Avenue, Kidlington. They too will compete in the national finals. The local competition was His wife Phyllis is learning to drive at the moment and hopes she will be able to take