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Document: GBR-FO-09001

Title:

DRIVING LICENCE ('UK')

Issuing Country:

GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

Document Category:

F - Driving licence

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

09001

First issued on:

06/07/2015

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Driving licence issued to persons legally resident in: GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND • The document establishes the holder's identity within the territory of that country but is not evidence of the holder's nationality.

Overall construction:

card

Format width (mm):

85

Format height (mm):

54

Number of pages:

Validity

Maximum validity:

10 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

17 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

Validity-additional information:

Entitlements for different vehicle categories may have different validities; validity may also vary according to the age and health of the holder

This is the English-language version of the document; a bilingual English and Welsh version exists, with the title "DRIVING LICENCE - TRWYDDED YRRU" - see GBR-FO-09002

DRAFT DOCUMENT. NOT APPROVED. The description of this document has not undergone quality checks; it has not been approved.

Main difference(s) compared with previous model

On recto page, flag instead of OVI

Related / associated document(s)
Image 332710 of Recto - identity

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Light:

OBLIQUE

positive surface relief designs: 1. in area of EU flag; 2. running across width of document, aligned with top portion of holder's image; 3. slightly below and overlapping OVI

Image 332712 of Additional safeguard

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Colours:

blue, yellow

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

OVD (optically variable device):

Kinegram®

OVD description:

kinegram covers part of holder's image and part of the personalisation data

Image 332713 of OVD (optically variable device)
Image 332714 of OVD (optically variable device)

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

black & white

Image 332716 of Facial image
Image 332711 of Verso

Security features:

Additional safeguard

Light:

OBLIQUE

Image 332717 of Additional safeguard

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

secondary (ghost) image - monochrome

Photo integration technique:

laser engraving

GSCThis information has been selected, compiled and is supplied to you by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
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