US EditionDriving in Europe: New EU Law to Require Medical Tests and End 'Licences for Life'
- The European Parliament has introduced a new law making EU-issued driving licences valid for 15 years and requiring medical tests for renewal.
- Advocates suggest that this medical examination will help verify that older drivers are fit to drive safely.
- Some EU countries currently require medical tests for older drivers, while others, like the UK, do not impose such tests.
- Every EU member state has three years to determine their process and implement the new driving license system.
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MEPs finally adopted a reform of driving licences in the European Union (EU) this week.
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Driving in Europe: New EU law to require medical tests and end 'licences for life'
The European parliament has adopted a new law making EU-issued driving licences valid for just 15 years, requiring drivers undergo a medical test before renewing.
Last Tuesday, MEPs voted for a recast of the driving licence system within the European Union. Member countries have three years to implement the new rules....
Europe has voted: this is the end of the licence to drive for life. It will have to be renewed from now on. TF1's JT explains to you how this is going to happen. - End of the licence to drive for life: what will change and when? (Topics of society).
Member States (including France) now have three years to transpose these new rules into their national legislation Euro MPs finally adopted Tuesday 21 October 2025
EU tightens driving licence rules to reduce road deathsThe European Union has adopted new rules on driving licences, including digital licences and cross-border fines, as part of a plan to reduce road deaths, which reached almost 20,000 last year, by 2050.
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