Driver's License from September: ÖAMTC Explains Changes

Longer Ban for Attempted Cheating

The validity of the notification confirmation after a lost driver's license will also be expanded. In the future, it will be valid for up to eight weeks, instead of the previous four weeks.

For older holders of driver's license classes C and D, new periods apply. From the age of 60, the driver's license will in the future be valid for five years, instead of the previous two years.

International driver's licenses under the Vienna Convention will receive a new validity period. They will in the future be valid for three years.

Another innovation concerns the case of a partial waiver of driving license classes. In such cases, a new driver's license can be issued.

New Driver's License for Partial Waiver

The regulations apply in Austria. The ÖAMTC has summarized the changes in an overview aimed at all driver's license holders.

Overall, the changes affect both first-time and repeat exam takers, older drivers of trucks and buses, as well as drivers in international road traffic. The ÖAMTC recommends familiarizing oneself with the new regulations before September 1.

The innovations are part of ongoing adjustments in Austrian driver's license law. The mobility club sees them primarily as a harmonization with international standards.