Digital driving licences must become the norm
Keystone-SDA
The requirement to carry a physical driving licence could become just a memory in Switzerland. On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a motion aimed at making digital driving licences the norm.
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The text tabled by a committee provides for drivers to be able to present their driving licence in digital form.
“This would greatly simplify procedures, both for citizens and for the authorities,” said parliamentarian Benjamin Giezendanner on behalf of the committee.
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The requirement to carry physical documents will be repealed accordingly. The matter now goes to the Senate.
Adapted from French by AI/ts
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