The man credited with teaching Auchterarder how to drive has died at the age of 94 years following a short illness.
Bob Ferguson ran a driving school in the Perthshire town for more than 30 years, achieving an impressive first-time pass rate of 94%.
Prior to starting his own business, he ran Auchterarder Motors with his brother Bill. The pair inherited the family-run garage in 1954, after their father Bob died.
A former pupil at Perth Academy, Mr Ferguson was called up during the Second World War as a member of the TA. He was sent to France with the Royal Army Service Corps and had a lucky escape when an infection resulted in him being sent to a hospital in Plymouth for treatment.
While he was recuperating, his unit was captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp.
Following his recovery, Mr Ferguson returned to service and was commandeered by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers when it was formed in 1942.
He was posted to West Africa and the Gambia, where he taught locals to repair engines and vehicles, as well as helping to build vital infrastructure.
He wed childhood sweetheart Catherine Mary Crighton in 1944 while on leave from the army.
The couple travelled all over the UK, particularly the west coast of Scotland, in a motor home. Mrs Ferguson died in 1999.
Mr Ferguson’s daughter Anne Craig said: “He will be sadly missed by his extended family a true gentleman and a lovely charming man who taught Auchterarder to drive and perhaps made the Auchterarder area a safer place through his driving tuition skills.”