Physical description
Size: 85.60 x 53.98 mm
Format: ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1
Material: Polycarbonate
Colour: Pink
Distinctive features: Bilingual (literary Norwegian and modern Norwegian, Førerkort/Førarkort, Norge/Noreg)
Security features
Hologram
- Location: Front page, lower part of the picture (bottom right corner) of the holder
- Characteristics: Transparent picture that changes in form and colour
- Method of verification: Move the document (a - c in daylight, d - r with light OVD viewer)
Infrared transparent ink
- Location: Front side/back side
- Characteristics: Some pre-printed text disappears
- Method of verification: Use infrared light (spectrum 800-900 nm)
Laser engraving text and picture
Laser engraving text and picture
- Location: Front side/back side
- Characteristics: Text and picture are engraved with laser in the polycarbonate and not in the surface
- Method of verification: View with naked eye
Micro lettering
- Location: Front side/back side
- Characteristics: Normal small text
- Method of verification: Magnifying glass
Relief and microtext
- Location: Front side/back side
- Characteristics: Embossing with microtext
- Method of verification: Magnifying glass
Positive/negative guilloche printing
- Location: Front side
- Characteristics: Background pattern changing from positive to negative
- Method of verification: Magnifying glass
Ultraviolet fluorescent ink
- Location: Front side/back side
- Characteristics: Norwegian public roads administration emblem
- Method of verification: UV light
CLI
- Location: Back side, bottom left corner
- Characteristics: Switches between picture of holder and their social security number, which is also written in position 4d on the front of the licence.
- Method of verification: Turn the document sideways on both sides
Bar code
- Location: Back side, top left corner
- Characteristics: The last 11 digits attached to the bar code must correspond to item 5 on the front page of the document
- Method of verification: View with the naked eye
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* |
|---|---|
|
AM, A1, A2, A, B, BE, (S), (T) |
Until 60 - 15 years; after 60 - until 75; between 75-77 - 3 years; after 78 - 2 years |
|
C1, C, D1, D, C1E, CE, D1E, DE |
Until 66: 5 years; after 66: until 71; above 70: 1 year |
*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 |
|---|---|
|
T |
Tractor maximum design speeds of 40 km/h |
|
S |
Snowmobile with or without a trailer sledge |
Codes
|
National codes |
Description |
|---|---|
|
100 |
2-year trial period (expiry date of the trial period) |
|
101 |
Course in night driving not completed |
|
110 |
Geographic restrictions (name of city/region printed on the licence) (code not in use after 28 February 2002) |
|
120 |
Restricted to a specific vehicle category (AM, S or T) or registration number |
|
130 |
Also applies to a specific vehicle/vehicle registration number |
|
131 |
Also applies to fire engine (lorry) which is classified for tax purposes as motorised equipment |
|
132 |
Also applies to driving with trailer or trailer equipment of maximum authorised weight (respectively) 2,000 kg and 3,500 kg, if attached to a category C or D vehicle |
|
140 |
Entitled to drive motorised equipment |
|
142 |
Tractor (unlimited), with or without trailer. Also applies for motorised equipment, cf. art. 3-18, with or without trailer |
|
143 |
Tractor (unlimited), with or without trailer of maximum authorised weight 750 kg. Also applies for motorised equipment, cf. art. 3-18, with or without trailer, of maximum authorised weight 750 kg |
|
144 |
Tractor (up to a maximum speed of 40 km/h), maximum authorised weight of 25,000 kg, with or without trailer. Also applies for corresponding motorised equipment, cf. art. 3-18, with or without trailer |
|
145 |
Restricted to 2-wheel mopeds and low-powered motor tricycle or quadricycle (moped) with specific weight of maximum 150 kg. The category does not exempt the driver from the basic traffic course. |
|
146 |
Restricted to 2-wheel mopeds and low-powered motor tricycle or quadricycle (moped) with specific weight of maximum 150 kg |
|
147 |
Restricted to low-powered motor tricycle or quadricycle (moped) |
|
150 |
Entitled to drive snowmobile with unlimited weight/power ratio |
|
152 |
Entitled to drive motorised equipment with maximum authorised weight of 7,500 kg or over, up to a maximum speed of 50 km/h |
|
160 |
Entitled to drive an emergency vehicle (date of expiry of authorisation) |
Professional drivers
- Certificate of professional competence is issued : YES
- Code 95 is marked on the driving licence : YES