EU curbs licence details
14th December 1995, Page 10
14th December 1995
Page 10
Page 10, 14th December 1995
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Keywords :
Personal Identification, Traffic Law, Life Peers, Car Safety, Driver's License, Identity Document, Neil Kinnock, Kinnock
• EU transport ministers have restricted British Government rights to put drivers personal details on new credit card-style driving licences.
They agreed last week to introduce Europe-wide licences but overruled British attempts to force users to reveal personal details about themselves.
Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock said the EU should not get the blame for the introduction of ID cards in the UK. His colleagues agreed that British licences may include the driver's nationality on the back but only if each driver agrees. They also ruled out putting information-packed microchips in the cards but said they may be introduced later.