Croatia’s plastic license may be heading for the optional-items menu. An EU-wide overhaul would make a smartphone credential the standard choice, with Croatia expected to follow once the framework clears its remaining legislative checkpoints. Anyone attached to a physical card could still request one.
Through the European Digital Identity Wallet, motorists would carry encrypted proof of driving eligibility across member countries. Renewals and roadside checks should become less clunky, while people relocating or traveling within the bloc would face fewer bureaucratic side quests.
Meanwhile, rookie drivers would enter a probation phase with harsher consequences for major violations, such as alcohol-impaired driving or skipping seatbelts. Accompanied practice could also open to 17-year-olds. License duration standards would become more consistent, although each national government would keep leeway over medical screening methods.
Through the European Digital Identity Wallet, motorists would carry encrypted proof of driving eligibility across member countries. Renewals and roadside checks should become less clunky, while people relocating or traveling within the bloc would face fewer bureaucratic side quests.
Meanwhile, rookie drivers would enter a probation phase with harsher consequences for major violations, such as alcohol-impaired driving or skipping seatbelts. Accompanied practice could also open to 17-year-olds. License duration standards would become more consistent, although each national government would keep leeway over medical screening methods.
