Bundesdruckerei GmbH delivered the 35 millionth German driving license card. This is another product from Bundesdruckerei which has become a huge success.

Since 1999, driving licenses in Germany have been issued in credit-card format. Bundesdruckerei produces the entire document, manufactures the card body and personalizes the licenses in a centralized procedure. Numerous security features protect the document against misuse and manipulation. The German driving license is one of the securest world-wide – and this makes life particularly hard for forgers.

As recently announced, Bundesdruckerei will continue to produce the German EU driving license card also after 2011. The company plans on producing up to three million driving license cards annually and on enhancing the cards further by integrating new security features.

Driving licence holders will continue to benefit from important advantages. An express procedure, for instance, is available if an EU driving license card has to be applied for at short notice. As a rule, the driving license is ready for collection within one working day. In addition to sending the cards to driving license offices, it is also possible for citizens to have their driving licenses sent directly to their homes. This saves applicants from having to go back to the driving license office a second time.

The cards are made of an environment friendly plastic material (polycarbonate) that can be reused without difficulty.