Earlier this month, the European Commission published Directive (EU) 2025/2205, aimed at harmonising driving licence rules across the EU and improving road safety.
One of the principal measures is a new maximum validity period of 15 years for standard driving licences. The validity period for professional categories of licences (lorries, buses: C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E) has been set at 5 years.
