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| » DVLA consults on smart card driving licences |
THE Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has launched a public consultation on proposals for a trial of smart card provisional driving licences. The trial is scheduled to begin early in 2008 and will last up to 12 months. The consultation will seek to establish public opinions on potential wider uses of smart card driving licences, for example, the ability for a driver to access electronic services offered by DVLA on a chip and pin basis, or use by a driver to authorise access to the driver record for car hire and insurance purposes. The trial will investigate the concept of using an electronic chip embedded into a provisional driving licence to improve its security and to combat the increase in the number of experienced drivers fraudulently taking driving tests on behalf of learners. The trial will be restricted to Wales and only Welsh bi-lingual provisional driving licences will be chipped. Just under 30,000, licences will be involved. The cards will pass out of circulation as each learner driver passes a driving test and their provisional licence is replaced with a full licence. The data contained on the read-only chip will be the data currently shown on the photocard licence, including an improved quality colour photograph as the new format driving licence incorporates a black and white version of the photograph. European legislation is preparing the way for the introduction of smart card driving licences across the European Union. Although the specification of the chip is still to be determined, the technology is similar to the chip used in bank debit and credit cards. The third directive (directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 20, 2006 on driving licences) provides member states with the option of placing a chip on the full driving licence. The specification for the chip must be formally agreed and published by the EU Commission before countries can take up this option. DVLA has several years to implement most of its provisions into UK law and practice. The consultation document can be viewed here. (DVLA: October 18). |
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