Vauxhall Astra BSM in Silver (1:43 scale)
- Britain"s first practical driving test was in 1935 & BSM student Mr Beene was the first to pass. BSM was founded in 1910 by the Peckham based mechanic Stanley Roberts, & is now the largest driving school in the UK. They use a fleet of Approx. four thousand Vauxhalls to give one hundred & seventy thousand new drivers over five million driving lessons every year. Astra"s make up around fifteen percent of BSM"s fleet, either as 137bhp 1.6 manuals or 137bhp 1.8 automatics. They were introduced to BSM in June 2003 as an option for taller learners or instructors, & have proved very popular.