motor licence

collocation in English

meaningsofmotorandlicence

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motor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈməʊ.tər/us
/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a ...
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licence
noun
uk
/ˈlaɪ.səns/us
/ˈlaɪ.səns/
an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something, usually after you have paid money and/or taken ...
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(Definition ofmotorandlicencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmotor licence

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Amotorlicenceis not a thing that any man is entitled to; to hold one is a privilege.
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You cannot get somebody else to take out amotorlicencefor you: you can get somebody else to take out a dog licence.
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I wish to deal first with the subject of vehicle excise duty ormotorlicencetax.
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It includes, also, the cost of collectingmotorlicenceduties, the issue of driving licences and of the registration of motor vehicles, and so on.
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The issuing of amotorlicenceis much more complicated.
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Themotorlicenceduties collected in these seven counties in 1936 amounted to £146,000 net.
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When we get round to abolishing themotorlicencetax, we shall have to look at these problems.
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It is worse than having amotorlicenceendorsed, because it comes up on renewal day, and it makes them risk their licence.
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Comparison has been made with the taking away of a man'smotorlicence.
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My answer to that is that there is nothing exceptional in this respect in the application of themotorlicenceduty.
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Surely, rebates onmotorlicencefees are often paid to those who wish to give up their motor licences and put their car in the garage for some months.
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What we have done is this: provided he is still the owner of the car at the time of the conviction, the disqualification from having amotorlicenceapplies.
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My noble friend mentioned the case of motor licences, but a licence to drive a motor car is absolutely different.
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I do not want to see these people get sloppy, because the taking out of motor licences is something which they ought to remember.
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The first group is those levying heavier taxation on consumer goods—on tobacco, spirits, and so on—and on motor licences.
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It is in connection with the issue of motor licences.
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This is very much the same as the procedure regarding motor licences.
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The recent legislation providing for motor licences was passed in order to prevent uneconomic competition between road and rail.
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How much do they pay in motor licences?
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