Talk:European driving licence
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[edit] General
May I just ask just what makes the EU driving license a UK road topic? This article belongs somewhere in the general EU sphere, as UK is just one of the countries already using or planning to introduce the not so new EU license - mine has been issued as replacement for a stolen old fashioned "booklet" type in June 2006 Sic? (talk) 13:17, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Norway and USD
- In Norway it is not unusual to end up paying in excess of 4,000USD for a driving licence.
You have to pay for licences in US dollars in Norway?! Marnanel (talk) 18:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Austria
I don't know to which other EU countries it applies, but driving age in Austria is 17, not 18 (drivers under 18 are required to display an L17 shield and have additional restrictions, such as 0.00 alcohol level while driving). All holders of a regular "B" (car) category driving license that have been in possession of this license for 2 years, can get an "A" (motorcycle) license (restricted to 125 cc, 11 HP) without passing any additional official tests - they only have to demonstrate their ability to drive such a motorcycle to a recognised driving instructor. Additional room is left on the back of the EU license for a remark within the "A" category. Austrian authorities have assured all drivers in possession of a driving license valid for holder's lifetime that EU - wide move to periodical renewing will not apply to them - for good or for bad. (I personally prefer the Croatian system, where licenses have to be periodically renewed once the driver reaches the age of 65 and extensions are subject to a medical check-up, but this is quite a bit off topic) Sic? (talk) 13:08, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Italy
Italian police (unilaterally) has yet unchallenged right to fine drivers from any country by temporarily taking away their license. Failure to voluntarily report to the local police and surrender the driving license can result in impoundment of the car causing the offence (which is most commonly speeding on motorways, caught on police cameras), disregarding nationality, license plates country of origin or even who was actually driving the car. This can, quite naturally, happen only if the same car is spotted again by license plate scanning cameras within Italy. Sic? (talk) 13:08, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
