The rules are not harmonized in Europe on the minimum age for driving a truck. As part of its program to modernize driving license rules, the European Commission wants to lower this age to 18.
On March 1, the European Commission presented a package of measures to modernize driving license rules. The new rules will improve safety for all road users, and will help the EU achieve its Vision Zero – having no deaths on EU roads by 2050.
The Commission wants prepare drivers better for zero-emission vehicles and for driving on city roads, alongside more bicycles and two-wheelers, and with many pedestrians around. It also wants to enable young people to pass their driving test and start driving cars and trucks from the age of 17, provided they are accompanied, in order to gain experience in conduct.
Therefore, from the age of 17, young people will be able to learn to drive and obtain a licence. Those who pass at 17 will be able to drive alone from their 18th birthday, and to work as a professional driver. « This will help address the current driver shortage », welcomes the institution.
To simplify the recognition of driving licences between Member States, the Commission proposes the introduction of a digital driving licence, in a world first. A specific IT portal will allow citizens to easily access information on the road safety rules in force in each Member State and, subsequently, to pay directly any fines imposed on them.
Read more:
https://www.auto-infos.fr/article/conduire-un-camion-a-partir-de-18-ans-bientot-possible.266831
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1145
