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In what year was the first:
Travellers Cheque
UK Parking Ticket
UK Policewoman
UK Woman Driver
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Travellers' cheques - Robert Herries,London Exchange Banking Co, 1772
UK WPCs - Misses Mary Allen & E.F.Harburn recruite At Grantham in Nov 1914, and officially sworn in at Hull in May 1915. There were also a few unofficial uniformed volunteers patrolling in 1914.
UK woman driver - Minnie Palmer 1897; first to pass a driving test Vera Hedges Butler, 1900 (in Paris.)
All above from Shell Book of Firsts - you should be able to check & google further info from these details