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| Single driving licence for EU citizens by 2012 |
| 2006-03-29 |
| EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - A new common driving licence for the EU was approved by transport ministers on Monday (27 March) in a bid to fight fraud and raise road safety across the 25-member bloc. The new driving licence is to be implemented by member states by 2012 at the latest, and will replace the 110 EU driving licence systems in place today – including one dating from the German Democratic Republic, which reunited with Germany in 1990. "We needed this new updated system," EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot told reporters. [..] The new document will have the form of a credit card with a regularly updated photo and some anti-falsification measures - possibly a microchip. As part of the new scheme, licenses for mopeds and motorcycles will also be standardised, with licenses for mopeds only available after an obligatory theoretical test. EU citizens under 24 will not be able to obtain a driving licence for heavy motorcycles unless they have two years of experience on lighter types, while anyone wanting to have a motorcycle licence will have to do so progressively for the more powerful bikes. [..] |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #5 The new licenses will come too late, as the End Times™ will be upon us and license possession will be a moot point. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-03-29 22:41 |
| #4 Do they have to share it? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-03-29 21:08 |
| #3 Wimmins drive? That'd contribute to global warming. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-03-29 15:38 |
| #2 We can only hope that wimmins will still be allowed to drive in Europe in the year 2012. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-03-29 14:25 |
| #1 In other words, "your every need will soon be fulfilled by the state, from cradle to grave". |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-03-29 13:54 |