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Not a very exciting post, I know this when used figuratively as "driving seat", never heard it used as "driver's seat". However, if I was referring to the actual seat in the car, I would THEN use "driver's seat".
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Probably mostly an USn phrase. I've always heard driver's seat in that sense here in the US.
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'In the driver's seat'...means to be in control....not necessary just of a car....but in the direction one is going. And ..Hi Maximonk 
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I have a friend who insists that driver's license is wrong, and it should be called a driving license. (and yes, we know that it's a driving licence in the UK.)
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'In the driver's seat'...means to be in control....not necessary just of a car....but in the direction one is going. And ..Hi Maximonk And not just operating a moving gas-powered vehicle, but also can be used in the sense of someone in control. A person appointed to chair a committee can be referred to as 'in the driver's seat of the committee'.
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Welcome, mm2. "Not very exciting" posts are fine--if all we had were exciting ones, we'd all have been worn out a long time ago! In any case, yours is interesting; you told me something I hadn't known before.
Ooh, I am so happy to have more UKer's on here! Yay!
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