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4mo ago

EU Ends Lifetime Driving Licences, Requiring Medical Checks at 15-Year Renewals

Member states now have three years to write the overhaul into national law before it takes effect on the roads, part of a drive to cut traffic deaths sharply.

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Se méfier des idées reçues, les séniors au volant ne sont pas le danger qu'on croit et leur voiture constitue le plus souvent un lien social indispensable.
Le 21 octobre, une réforme européenne du permis de conduire visant à limiter sa durée de validité à quinze ans, voire moins pour les conducteurs de 65 ans et au-delà.
Un cours de conduite pour seniors à Burgdorf, en Allemagne, en 2023.

Overview

  • Renewals will occur every 15 years with a medical check, and renewal periods may be shorter for drivers aged 65 and over.
  • Licence withdrawals will be recorded at EU level, blocking suspended drivers from driving in any member state.
  • Countries can opt to replace the check with self-assessment forms or nationally designed evaluation systems.
  • The directive sets a four-year horizon for on-road application after transposition and ties the reform to targets of halving deaths by 2030 and reaching zero by 2050.
  • The package also modernizes testing with new content on vulnerable road users, drawing support from victims’ groups and pushback from motorists’ advocates over cost and capacity.