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SP proposes changes to the Highway Code: license extension and new rule for the elderly

SP proposes changes to the Highway Code: license extension and new rule for the

The head of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party, Taulant Balla, has proposed changes to the Road Code. According to the proposal, the driver's license will be 15 years old and for people over 70 years old they must present a medical certificate every year.

"Driving licenses of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, according to age group, are valid for: 15 years, if they are issued or confirmed for persons up to the age of 70", it is stated in the proposal that bears Balla's signature.

"For persons over 70 years of age, confirmation of the validity of the driving license is done by submitting a medical certificate issued by one of the medical bodies mentioned in point 2 of article 117, not more than six months before, from which it results that the owner of of this certificate meets all the required physical and mental requirements", continues the draft proposed by the head of the SP group.
The Road Code requires 84 votes to be approved, while the SP and the PSD have 77 votes in the Assembly today, which means that seven more votes from the right will be needed for the legal changes to enter into force.

Article 124 point 1 is

Driving licenses of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, according to age group, are valid for:

– 10 years, if issued or confirmed for persons up to the age of 50;
– 5 years, for those who have passed the age of 50
– 3 years, for those who have passed the age of 70.

Article 124 point 1 is proposed to be made
Driving licenses of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, according to age group, are valid for:

– 15 years, if issued or confirmed for persons up to the age of 70;
- For persons over 70 years of age, confirmation of the validity of the driving license is done by submitting a medical certificate issued by one of the medical bodies mentioned in point 2 of article 117, not more than six months in advance, from which it results that the owner this certificate meets all the required physical and mental requirements.