Sowerbutt's Test

“Back it up, boy,” bellowed a Sapper sergeant, standing in the turret of a Lanchester armoured car.  Gears screeched and the engine revved but the seven-ton vehicle stayed motionless. “God preserve me,” the sergeant said. “I’ve got Winnie’s official armoured car and a conscript driver who hasn’t passed his bleeding test."
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