EU phases in new plastic driving licence

New smaller plastic driving licences are to be phased in starting from today.

EU phases in new plastic driving licence

New smaller plastic driving licences are to be phased in starting from today.

Anyone with old paper licences cannot apply for a new one until their paper ones have expired.

The new credit-card sized licence will be standardised across European countries, and will carry a microchip to avoid fraud.

There will also be an option on the card for people to chose to become organ donors.

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