The announcement by Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, was made on Wednesday, May 17. The Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine and Eure-et-Loir have been selected to test, since Monday, May 21, the use of the dematerialized driving license. In the event of a check, motorists, holders of the new electronic identity card put into service in 2021 and who have agreed to be beta testers, will be able to present their "e-driving license", downloaded on their smartphone, to the police.
Pierre, a 51-year-old computer scientist, who travels every day between his home near Chartres and his workplace in Versailles (Yvelines), welcomes this experiment: "I do not always have my license on me, unlike my phone, which is systematically in my pocket," he says. "I've already found myself in a situation where I didn't have my licence or the papers for my vehicle. I was fined." He will therefore download the dematerialized version of his license on the mobile application France Identity.
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As of 2022, 5,000 beta testers have access to this digitized title. The tool is now available to 5,000 new testers in the three pilot departments, while the application will be opened to all motorists in the Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine and Eure-et-Loir by the end of 2023.
Powers of attorney too
However, this "paperless" document will not replace the physical version of the permit. " It is a complement to simplify the lives of citizens who are fond of digital administrative procedures, "explained Gérald Darmanin during the presentation of the device. This digital copy – certified true – is, according to the Ministry of the Interior, an instrument to fight "against the scourge of identity theft".
In this way, it is also possible for the same users to maketheir proxy requests for the future European elections in 2024.
