Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

The material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using the following techniques (mandatory security features):

• card bodies shall be UV dull,

• a security background pattern designed to be resistant to counterfeit by scanning, printing or copying, using rainbow printing with multicolour security inks and positive and negative guilloche printing. The pattern shall not be composed of the primary colours (CMYK), shall contain complex pattern designs in a minimum of two special colours and shall include micro lettering,

• optical variable elements providing adequate protection against copying and tampering of the photograph,

• laser engraving,

• in the area of the photograph the security design background and photograph should overlap on at least its border (weakening pattern).

In addition, the material used for driving licences shall be made secure against forgery by using at least three of the following techniques (additional security features):

• colour-shifting inks*,

• termochromic ink*,

• custom holograms*,

• variable laser images*,

• ultraviolet fluorescent ink, visible and transparent,

• iridescent printing,

• digital watermark in the background,

• infrared or phosphorescent pigments,

• tactile characters, symbols or patterns*.

Member States are free to introduce additional security features. As a basis, the techniques indicated with an asterisk are to be preferred as they enable the law enforcement officers to check the validity of the card without any special means.

the words ‘Driving Licence’ printed in large type in the language or languages of the Member State issuing the licence;

the name of the Member State issuing the licence (optional);

[F1the distinguishing sign of the Member State issuing the licence, printed in negative in a blue rectangle and encircled by 12 yellow stars; the distinguishing signs shall be as follows:

information specific to the licence issued, numbered as follows:

[F1the words ‘ European Union model ’ in the language(s) of the Member State issuing the licence and the words ‘ Driving Licence ’ in the other languages of the European Union, printed in pink to form the background of the licence:

• Свидетелство за управление на МПС

• Permiso de Conducción

• Řidičský průkaz

• Kørekort

• Führerschein

• Juhiluba

• Άδεια Οδήγησης

• Driving Licence

• Permis de conduire

• Ceadúas Tiomána

• [F2Vozačka dozvola]

• Patente di guida

• Vadītāja apliecība

• Vairuotojo pažymėjimas

• Vezetői engedély

• Liċenzja tas-Sewqan

• Rijbewijs

• Prawo Jazdy

• Carta de Condução

• Permis de conducere

• Vodičský preukaz

• Vozniško dovoljenje

• Ajokortti

• Körkort;]

Colour references:

• blue: Pantone Reflex Blue,

• yellow: Pantone Yellow.

The codes shall be as follows:

• codes 01 to 99

  :

  [F1harmonised European Union codes]

  DRIVER (Medical reasons)U.K.

  01.Sight correction and/or protectionU.K.

  • Glasses

  • Contact lense(s)

  • Protective glass

  • Opaque lense

  • Eye cover

  • Glasses or contact lenses

  02.Hearing aid/communication aidU.K.

  • Hearing aid for one ear

  • Hearing aid for two ears

  03.Prosthesis/orthosis for the limbsU.K.

  • Upper limb prosthesis/orthosis

  • Lower limb prosthesis/orthosis

  05.Limited use (subcode use obligatory, driving subject to restrictions for medical reasons)U.K.

  • Limited to day time journeys (for example: one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset)

  • Limited to journeys within a radius of … km from holder's place of residence or only inside city/region

  • Driving without passengers

  • Limited to journeys with a speed not greater than … km/h

  • Driving authorised solely when accompanied by a holder of a driving licence

  • Without trailer

  • No driving on motorways

  • No alcohol

  VEHICLE ADAPTATIONSU.K.

  10.Modified transmissionU.K.

  • Manual transmission

  • Automatic transmission

  • Electronically operated transmission

  • Adjusted gear-shift lever

  • Without secondary gearbox

  15.Modified clutchU.K.

  • Adjusted gear-shift lever

  • Manual clutch

  • Automatic clutch

  • Partitioning in front of/fold away/detached clutch pedal

  20.Modified braking systemsU.K.

  • Adjusted brake pedal

  • Enlarged brake pedal

  • Brake pedal suitable for use by left foot

  • Brake pedal by sole

  • Tilted brake pedal

  • Manual (adapted) service brake

  • Maximum use of reinforced service brake

  • Maximum use of emergency brake integrated in the service brake

  • Adjusted parking brake

  • Electrically operated parking brake

  • (Adjusted) foot operated parking brake

  • Partitioning in front of/fold away/detached brake pedal

  • Brake operated by knee

  • Electrically operated service brake

  25.Modified accelerator systemsU.K.

  • Adjusted accelerator pedal

  • Accelerator pedal by sole

  • Tilted accelerator pedal

  • Manual accelerator

  • Accelerator at knee

  • Servo accelerator (electronic, pneumatic, etc.)

  • Accelerator pedal on the left of brake pedal

  • Accelerator pedal on the left

  • Partitioning in front of/fold away/detached accelerator pedal

  30.Modified combined braking and accelerator systemsU.K.

  • Parallel pedals

  • Pedals at (or almost at) the same level

  • Accelerator and brake with sliding

  • Accelerator and brake with sliding and orthesis

  • Fold away/detached accelerator and brake pedals

  • Raised floor

  • Partitioning on the side of the brake pedal

  • Partitioning for prosthesis on the side of the brake pedal

  • Partitioning in front of the accelerator and brake pedals

  • Heel/leg support

  • Electrically operated accelerator and brake

  35.Modified control layoutsU.K.

  (Lights switches, windscreen wiper/washer, horn, direction indicators, etc.)

  • Control devices operable without negative influence on the steering and handling

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.)

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.) with the left hand

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.) with the right hand

  • Control devices operable without releasing the steering wheel and accessories (knob, fork, etc.) and the combined accelerator and braking mechanismss

  40.Modified steeringU.K.

  • Standard assisted steering

  • Reinforced assisted steering

  • Steering with backup system

  • Lengthened steering column

  • Adjusted steering wheel (Larger and/or thicker steering wheel section, reduced diameter steering wheel, etc.)

  • Tilted steering wheel

  • Vertical steering wheel

  • Horizontal steering wheel

  • Foot operated driving

  • Alternative adjusted steering (joy-stick, etc.)

  • Knob on the steering wheel

  • Hand orthesis on the steering wheel

  • With orthesis tenodese

  42.Modified rearview mirror(s)U.K.

  • External (left or) right-side rear-view mirror

  • External rear-view mirror set on the wing

  • Additional inside rear-view mirror permitting view of traffic

  • Panoramic inside rear-view mirror

  • Blind spot rear-view mirror

  • Electrically operated outside rear-view mirror(s)

  43.Modified driver seatU.K.

  • Driver seat at a good viewing height and in normal distance from the steering wheel and the pedal

  • Driver seat adjusted to body shape

  • Driver seat with lateral support for good sitting stability

  • Driver seat with armrest

  • Lengthening of sliding driver's seat

  • Seat-belt adjustment

  • Harness-type seat-belt

  44.Modifications to motorcycles (subcode use obligatory)U.K.

  • Single operated brake

  • (Adjusted) hand operated brake (front wheel)

  • (Adjusted) foot operated brake (back wheel)

  • (Adjusted) accelerator handle

  • (Adjusted) manual transmission and manual clutch

  • (Adjusted) rear-view mirror(s)

  • (Adjusted) commands (direction indicators, braking light, …)

  • Seat height allowing the driver, in sitting position, to have two feet on the road at the same time

  45.Motorcycle with side-car onlyU.K.

  [F346. Tricycles only] U.K.

  Textual Amendments

  F3 Inserted by Commission Directive 2012/36/EU of 19 November 2012 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Text with EEA relevance).

  50.Restricted to a specific vehicle/chassis number (vehicle identification number, VIN)U.K.

  51.Restricted to a specific vehicle/registration plate (vehicle registration number, VRN)U.K.

  ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERSU.K.

  70.Exchange of licence No … issued by … (EU/UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country; e.g: 70.0123456789.NL)U.K.

  71.Duplicate of licence No … (EU/UN distinguishing sign in the case of a third country; e.g: 71.987654321.HR)U.K.

  F472.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

  Textual Amendments

  F4 Deleted by Commission Directive 2012/36/EU of 19 November 2012 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Text with EEA relevance).

  [F573. Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricycle type (B1)] U.K.

  Textual Amendments

  F5 Substituted by Commission Directive 2012/36/EU of 19 November 2012 amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Text with EEA relevance).

  F474.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

  F475.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

  F476.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

  F477.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

  78.Restricted to vehicles with automatic transmissionU.K.

  [F579. (…) Restricted to vehicles which comply with the specifications indicated in brackets, for the application of Article 13 of this Directive U.K.

  79.01. Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without side-car

  79.02. Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type

  79.03. Restricted to tricycles

  79.04. Restricted to tricycles combined with a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kg

  79.05. Category A1 motorcycle with a power/weight ratio above 0,1 kW/kg

  79.06. Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3 500 kg]

  [F380. Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the motor tricycle type not having reached the age of 24 years U.K.

  81. Restricted to holders of a driving licence for a category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type not having reached the age of 21 years] U.K.

  [F390. Codes used in combination with codes defining modifications of the vehicle] U.K.

  [F195. Driver holding CPC meeting the obligation of professional aptitude provided for by Directive 2003/59/EC until … [e.g.: 95( 01.01.12 )]] U.K.

  [F596. Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorised mass of such combination exceeds 3 500 kg but does not exceed 4 250 kg] U.K.

  [F397. Not authorised to drive a category C1 vehicle which falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport] (1) U.K.

• codes 100 and above:

  :

  national codes valid only for driving in the territory of the Member State which issued the licence.

  Where a code applies to all categories for which the licence is issued, it may be printed under headings 9, 10 and 11;

  13.

  in implementation of section 4(a) of this Annex, a space reserved for the possible entry by the host Member State of information essential for administering the licence;

  14.

  a space reserved for the possible entry by the Member State which issues the licence of information essential for administering the licence or related to road safety (optional). If the information relates to one of the headings defined in this Annex, it should be preceded by the number of the heading in question.

  With the specific written agreement of the holder, information which is not related to the administration of the driving licence or road safety may also be added in this space; such addition shall not alter in any way the use of the model as a driving licence;

[F1an explanation of the following numbered items which appear on pages 1 and 2 of the licence: 1, 2, 3, 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5, 10, 11 and 12;

[F6If a Member State wishes to make the entries in a national language other than one of the following languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish or Swedish, it will draw up a bilingual version of the licence using one of the aforementioned languages, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex;] ]

a space shall be reserved on the [F1European Union model driving licence] to allow for the possible introduction of a microchip or similar computer device.

Where the holder of a driving licence issued by a Member State in accordance with this Annex has his normal place of residence in another Member State, that Member State may enter in the licence such information as is essential for administering it, provided that it also enters this type of information in the licences which it issues and provided that there remains enough space for the purpose.

After consulting the Commission, Member States may add colours or markings, such as bar codes and national symbols, without prejudice to the other provisions of this Annex.

In the context of mutual recognition of licences, the bar code may not contain information other than what can already be read on the driving licence or which is essential to the process of issuing the licence.

[F7Information contained in the front and reverse side of the card shall be legible with the eye, using a minimum character height of 5 points for items 9 to 12 on the reverse side.]