National driving licences – equivalences (Commission decision).
The EU has also harmonised the frequency of medical checks for lorry and bus drivers, which need to be carried out every time their driving licence is renewed.ĭriving licences in the EU – replacing, renewing, FAQs Useful links Mopeds will also constitute a separate category called AM. The ' progressive access' system means that riders will need experience with a less powerful bike before they go on to bigger machines. The new European driving licence is also protecting vulnerable road users by introducing progressive access for motorbikes and other powered two-wheelers. This enables the authorities to regularly update the driving licence document with new security features that will make it harder to forge or tamper - so unqualified or banned drivers will find it harder to fool the authorities, in their own country or elsewhere in the EU. Harmonised administrative validity periods for the driving licence document have been introduced which are between 10 and 15 years for motorcycles and passenger cars.
