The Minister of the Interior has just announced the dematerialization of the driving license for all French people from 2024. In the event of an inspection, showing an application will be sufficient.
After announcing a test reserved for residents of Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine and Eure-et-Loir in the third quarter of 2023, the Ministry of the Interior announces its intention to extend the dematerialized driving license to all France from 2024. “There will always be a physical permit”said Gérald Darminin on July 17, 2023 during a press conference on road safety, but “alongside this physical permit, there will be a dematerialized permit”.
A driver’s license in one app
Like the digital identity card, this dematerialized driving license will take place in the application France Identity. Soon available on iOS and Android (it is already accessible in beta), this official application allows you to create a digital twin of your identity card simply by scanning it on the back of your phone (you must have a biometric card, in card format blue). It facilitates the process, thanks to secure proof of identity, instead of photocopies of your card which could lead to identity theft.
In 2024, France Identity will also allow you to import your driver’s license. A new interface will show the number of remaining points, while the police can control your license directly from the application. It will no longer be mandatory to drive with the physical copy of your driving license on you.
Logically, the dematerialized license should allow other things, such as vehicle rental. The operation should be identical to that of the identity card, with the possibility of sending a unique proof of the validity of his license, rather than letting him make a photocopy.
France’s approach differs from that of the United States, which has chosen to join forces with Apple and Google to secure official documents directly in iPhones and Android smartphones, while offering great international interoperability. This dematerialized driving license will only work in France, until the European Union agrees on a common solution.
The end of the green insurance sticker
Finally, Gérald Darmanin also announced the end of the green insurance sticker, present on the front windows of our vehicles for years. “From April 1, we will remove the green insurance sticker. » Drivers will no longer have to stick a sticker every year, the police will have immediate access to a vehicle’s insurance contract by scanning its license plate. Good news for the planet, and for the appearance of cars.
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