Physical description
Size: 210 x 106 mm
Material: Synthetic paper-type material
Colour: Pink
Distinctive features: If there was not enough space on pages 5 and 6, supplementary information was recorded on an additional sheet of paper (width: 140mm, format: A7, when folded), as specified in the driving licence.
Security features
Multi-coloured patterns
- Location: Front and back
- Characteristics: The patterns consist of very fine continuous lines which are intertwined.
- Method of verification: Viewing under a magnifying glass
Planchettes
- Location: Front and back
- Characteristics: The planchettes are incorporated into the substrate at random points. Under UV light they show up as fluorescent green.
- Method of verification: Viewing under a UV lamp
UV - fluorescent ink
- Location: Front and back
- Characteristics: The body of the card in the UV fluorescent colour is visible as black numbers and under UV light as green. On the back the motif is only visible in red under UV light.
- Method of verification: Viewing with the naked eye under the UV lamp.
Mixed fibres
- Location: Front and back
- Characteristics: The mixed fibres incorporated into the substrate at random points are of different lengths and sizes. One area of the mixed fibres is visible, while another is invisible. Under UV light they show up as fluorescent blue, green or red.
- Method of verification: Viewing with the naked eye and under a UV lamp
Watermark
- Location: Front and back
- Characteristics: The watermark is circular. It takes the form of the German Federal eagle.
- Method of verification: Viewing against the light
Legend
- 1 Surname of the holder
- 2 Other name(s) of the holder
- 3 Date and place of birth
- 4a Date of issue of the licence
- 4b Date of expiry of the licence
- 4c Name of the issuing authority
- 5 Number of licence
- 6 Photograph of the holder
- 7 Signature of the holder
- 8 Permanent place of residence
- 9 category(ies) of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive
- 10 Date of first issue of each category(ies)
- 11 Date of expiry of each category
- 12 Additional information/restriction(s)
Categories & Codes
Categories
For more information on the corresponding categories, please check the Commission decision on equivalence.
Category | Period of validity* |
|---|---|
1, 1a, 1b, 2*, 3* (*see additional information) | Indefinite |
*This refers to the administrative validity of the document and does not necessarily reflect the holder’s right to drive.
National categories
National category | Description of national category |
|---|---|
1 | Motorcycles (two wheels, including those with a sidecar) with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cm³ or a maximum design speed of more than 50 km/h |
1a | Motorcycles in class 1, but with a rated output of up to 25 kW and a performance / unloaded weight ratio of up to 0.16 kW/kg |
1b | Light motorcycles |
2 | Motor vehicles with a maximum permitted weight (including semi-trailer) of over 7.5 t, and engines with more than 3 axles (axles less than 1 m apart count as one axle), irrespective of the class of towing vehicle |
3 | All vehicles which are not included in one of the other classes |
4 | Small motor cycles, motor-assisted cycles |
5 | Motorised wheelchairs and tractors or self-propelling machinery designed with a maximum speed of up to 25 km/h |
Professional drivers
- Certificate of professional competence is issued : NO
- Code 95 is marked on the driving licence : NO
Additional information
For category 2 and 3 applies: If the driving licence issued is not converted, the holder is no longer allowed to drive class C or CE vehicle combinations after the age of 50. This class can generally be issued retroactively. For licence holders who reached the age of 50 by 31 December 1999, this regulation did not take effect until 1 January 2001.