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Driving license directive: Member states could order health checks

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Published: February 28th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The two-year probationary period for novice drivers is to be introduced throughout the EU.

A health check should not be required every time authorities in the EU renew a driver’s license. Instead, the authorities in the member states should decide for themselves whether a health test should be carried out when renewing a driving license. The European Parliament has agreed on this position for the political negotiations with the member states on the driving license directive.

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