Physical description
Size: 53.97 x 85.6 mm
Format: ID-1
Material: Plastic
Colour: Pink (Full licence), Green (Provisional licence)
Distinctive features: English
Security features
Changing images
- Location: Bottom left hand corner, back of card
- Characteristics: Within the egg shaped lens in the lower left corner of the card, two different images will be seen when viewed at different angles. The images are of the card holder changing to the month and year of card expiry (e.g. MAR18)
- Method of verification: Check bottom left hand corner, back of card
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, B1, B, BE |
Until 60: 10 years; 60 - 67: until 70; above 67: 3 years |
|
C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D, DE |
5 years |
*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 |
|---|---|
|
F |
Agricultural Tractors |
|
G |
Road Rollers |
|
H |
Tracked Vehicles |
|
K |
Mowing machines or vehicles controlled by someone on foot |
|
L |
Electrically-propelled vehicle |
|
N |
Vehicles that only travel for short distances |
Codes
|
National codes |
Description |
Community codes |
|---|---|---|
|
106 |
Prosthesis/Orthosis of the limbs |
03 |
|
113 |
Limited use due to medical reasons |
05 |
|
114 |
Limited to daytime journeys |
05.01 |
|
115 |
Limited to journeys within a specified radius from the holder's place of residence, or only inside a specified city or region |
05.02 |
|
118 |
Driving without passengers |
05.03 |
|
119 |
Limited to journeys with a speed not greater than a specified limit |
05.04 |
|
Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence |
05.05 |
|
|
Without a trailer |
05.06 |
|
|
No driving on motorways |
05.07 |
|
|
No alcohol |
05.08 |
|
|
Modifications to Motorcycles |
44 |
|
|
Single operated brake |
44.01 |
|
|
(Adjusted) hand operated brake (front wheel) |
44.02 |
|
|
(Adjusted) foot operated brake (back wheel) |
44.03 |
|
|
(Adjusted) accelerator handle |
44.04 |
|
|
(Adjusted) manual transmission |
44.05 |
|
|
(Adjusted) rear-view mirror(s) |
44.06 |
|
|
(Adjusted) commands (direction indicators, braking light) |
44.07 |
|
|
Seat height allows the driver in sitting position to have two feet on the road at the same time |
44.08 |
|
|
Restricted to tricycles |
79.03 |
|
|
eyesight correction |
01 |
|
|
hearing/communication aid |
02 |
|
|
modified transmission |
10 |
|
|
modified clutch |
15 |
|
|
modified braking systems |
20 |
|
|
modified accelerator systems |
25 |
|
|
combined braking and accelerator systems |
30 |
|
|
modified control layouts |
35 |
|
|
modified steering |
40 |
|
|
modified rear-view mirror(s) |
42 |
|
|
modified driving seats |
43 |
|
|
modifications to motorcycles |
44 |
|
|
motorcycle only with sidecar |
45 |
|
|
Tricycles only (Note - this is applied following a test in Cat A which has been modified for disabled drivers) |
46 |
|
|
Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (Vehicle Identification Number - VIN) |
50 |
|
|
Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (Vehicle Registration Number - VRN) |
51 |
|
|
exchange of licence |
70 |
|
|
duplicate of licence |
71 |
|
|
Restricted to Category A vehicles having a maximum cylinder capacity of 125 cc and a maximum power of 11 KW (A1) |
72 |
|
|
Restricted to Category B vehicles of the motor tricycle or quadricycle type (B1) |
73 |
|
|
Restricted to Category C vehicles the maximum authorised mass of which does not exceed 7,500 kg (C1) |
74 |
|
|
Restricted to Category D vehicles with no more than 16 seats, excluding the driver’s seat (D1) |
75 |
|
|
Restricted to Category C vehicles the maximum authorised mass of which does not exceed 7,500 kg (C1), attached to a trailer the maximum authorised mass of which exceeds 750 kg, provided that the maximum authorised mass of the vehicle train thus formed does not exceed the unladen mass of the drawing vehicle (C1E) |
76 |
|
|
Restricted to Category D vehicles with no more than 16 seats, excluding the driver’s seat (D1), attached to a trailer the maximum authorised mass of which exceeds 750 kg, provided that a) the maximum authorised mass of the vehicle train thus formed does not exceed 12,000 kg and that the maximum authorised mass of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the drawing vehicle and b) the trailer is not used to carry passengers |
77 |
|
|
restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission |
78 |
|
|
restricted to vehicles in conformity with the specifications stated in brackets |
79 |
|
|
Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC |
95 |
|
|
Driver having completed training or having passed a test of skills and behaviour in accordance with the provision of Annex V |
96 |
Professional drivers
- Certificate of professional competence is issued : YES
- Code 95 is marked on the driving licence : YES