Physical description
Size: 85 x 84 mm
Material: Polycarbonate
Colour: Pink
Distinctive features: English
Security features
Changing images
- Location: Front of Photo Card Licence - Bottom left hand corner, white box
- Characteristics: This is an image that changes both shape and colour depending on how you tilt the licence. It is a blue road sign changing to a black triangle.
- This security feature is personalised according to the data on the card. It contains the last five characters of the driver number changing to the month and year of the photo expiry which appear and disappear depending on how you tilt the licence
- Method of verification: Tilting the licence back and forth at various angles
Holographic Feature
- Location: Front of Photo Card licence
- Characteristics: This feature is similar to a hologram but is preferred as it can be seen much more clearly due to its definite lines and brilliant colours. It contains a steering wheel which appears to turn as you tilt the card in different directions
- Method of verification: Tilting the licence back and forth at various angles
Tactile Engraving
- Location: On front of photo card driving licence - Surname and categories fields
- Characteristics: This process involves burning the data into the card for a longer period than normal, this results in the text raising up above the surface of the card. The driving licence has 'Field 1 (Surname)' and 'Field 9 (Categories)' printed in raised characters as part of the laser engraving process
Complex Background Pattern
- Location: Front of photo card driving licence
- Characteristics: A design made up of an interlocking pattern of small irregular shapes, printed in two colours and requiring very close register printing in order to preserve the integrity of the image
Tactile Feature
- Location: Front of photo card driving licence
- Characteristics: Raised tactile steering wheel placed in the centre of the card. Can be felt when a finger is run across the card and can be seen when viewed at an angle. It also contains the words "Driving Licence" in microlettering
- Method of verification: Running a finger across the card
Laser Engraved Photograph
- Location: Photograph on front of photo card driving licence
- Characteristics: Laser engraving technology is highly secure as the image is burnt into different layers of the card and it cannot be changed without serious damage to the card. This results in a highly secure black and white photograph
Security Background Design Overlapping With Photograph
- Location: Front of photo card driving licence -over the area where the photograph is engraved
- Characteristics: This security feature has the rainbow print lines and the complex background pattern converging over the area where the photograph is engraved. This further protects the photo image by the integration of security elements
- Method of verification: Clearly visible
Optically Variable Ink
- Location: Back of photo card driving licence
- Characteristics: Optically Changing Colours is a printing feature that changes in colour depending on the angle of inspection. When the card is tilted, the element printed with Colour Change Printing will show deviations in colour tone clearly visible to the naked eye, i.e. gold to green
- Method of verification: When the card is tilted, colour change is clearly visible
Unique Number
- Location: Back of photo card driving licence - bottom right hand side
- Characteristics: Cards are pre numbered by the card manufacturer. This number is laser engraved onto the card and is unique on every card
- Method of verification: Clearly visible
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 70; above 70: 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 |
Motor vehicles designed, constructed and used for the purpose of trench digging or any kind of excavation or shovelling work |
|
G |
Motor vehicles designed and constructed as mobile cranes |
|
H |
Motor vehicles designed and used as fire engines |
|
I |
Road Rollers |
|
J |
Motor vehicles of any description not included in categories A to D and F to I |
|
K |
Motor vehicles of categories F to J towing a trailer with a laden weight exceeding 750 kg |
|
L |
Moped |
Professional drivers
- Certificate of professional competence is issued : YES
- Code 95 is marked on the driving licence : YES