There is a principle of mutual recognition of licenses between the
Member States.
. This means that if you have a valid driving license issued by a Member
State of the EU, this is valid in all the EU for the classes of
vehicles for which it was issued in the Member State of origin.
. If you want to hire a vehicle in your destination, you only need to present the driving license issued in your country of residence.
With it you have the right to drive the same kind of vehicles as in your
country.
If you are driving abroad, you are required to follow the
code of the country where you are.
. The only equipment and accessories you may be required to carry in
your vehicle are those that are obligatory in the country where the
vehicle is registered. However, Member States may require the carrying of
a warning triangle in your car, even when this is not compulsory in the
Member State of registration.
. The driving codes are more or less the same throughout the Union.
However, some rules vary and are not always displayed (like the maximum
speed or the maximum permissible level of alcohol in the blood). If you go
to another country, you should ask there about this, since if you break
the code you will get the same penalties as those which apply to nationals
of that country.
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innovation of the Program Youth.”
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